Cats and dogs are being controlled by phone based apps as technology improves.

Herald reporter Kirsty Wynn talks about the technology being used by cat owners to keep an eye on their pets. / Video by Doug Sherring

Two green sea turtles, Oscar and Kiwa, have been released into the ocean after being rescued from 90 Mile Beach almost two years ago.

Two green sea turtles have been released after being rescued almost two years ago.

Wellington Zoo's red panda cub has left its nest for the first time.

Camera captures a Wellington Zoo red panda cub trying to leave its nest for the first time. / Wellington Zoo

Chewing is a big part of a dog's life: it keeps them entertained

COMMENT: I can't recall any of my kids costing as much to treat as this new puppy.

At least 4 million pets are transported by air each year.

Not only could your fur babies be at risk, but your children could be in harm's way too.

The selfie-snapping animals are at it again.

'The only good rabbit is a dead one,' says farmer's daughter as bunnies attack his grave.

"He may be waiting in vain, but the love he feels for his owner is eternal."

COMMENT: The SPCA shouldn't have to apologise for a campaign to protect animals.

Meg returned badly injured five weeks after surviving a car crash.

A 'miracle dog', Meg has had a remarkable survival story and is looking better and is sure to live. Source - Otago Daily Times

An entire breeding season of little blue penguin chicks was wiped out by a New Year storm.

Bindi Irwin has taken on a new role, unlike any you've ever seen her in before.

Vets have been left in 'disbelief' after coming across puppy in US who faced severe abuse.

It was truly bird-mania at the end of last year in New Zealand

Owners have shared touching photos of their dogs before and after adoption.

Video recordings capture the first wild-raised kākāriki chicks in the Bay of Islands in about 50 years. / Supplied by Project Island Song

The SPCA needs donations to address horrific cases of animal abuse in NZ.

It was truly bird-mania at the end of last year in New Zealand

As the country sweats through a humid, hot summer

When his teacher's dog was put down, this nine-year-old wrote her a sweet poem.

Starving and half blind, life was grim for Frodo. This is his transformation.

Oscar, Coronet Peak’s unofficial mascot, helps the team with avalanche testing after the Queenstown ski field received almost 15cm of snow at the base building with more higher up as, thanks to cyclone Gita. Source: Coronet Peak

Thomas endured the new relationship of Henrietta and Henry with admirable grace.

World's first human-sheep hybrids pave way cure for diabetes and mass organ transplants.