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Man sues farmer after calf writes off car
A man successfully sues a farmer for more than $5000 after his car was written off when it hit a calf.
Tourist dies while swimming with dolphins
An American tourist dies during a Dolphin Watch EcoTours trip in the Marlborough Sounds this morning.
Cat survives 19-hour ordeal in freezer
Krillen was thawed out over several hours after being trapped in the freezer overnight.
'Lame, national bore' tops poll
It 'burrows like a badger, kicks like a kangaroo and smells like a forest mushroom' but New Zealanders say it's their favourite.
Tempers flare at dog-death meeting
A woman was thrown out of a meeting on the North Shore's beach poisonings when she hurled objects at a Department of Conservation speaker.
Major animal welfare issues on Crafar farms, says MAF
"Significant animal welfare issues" have been found among the 20,000 cows on the 22 farms owned by the Crafar family, a MAF inquiry says.
First dog death at Coromandel beach
A dog which died after visiting a Coromandel beach tests positive to the same toxin thought to have killed five dogs in Auckland.