Unable to hardly move and defecating on herself, Honey only had one option to avoid death.

It's 2018, and the nature of the workplace is ever-evolving.

'I felt very betrayed that I trusted her with my dog and paid for a service.'

Black lab Abby ran away in 2008, but her microchip led her back to her family.

The viral video circling the internet of a rat taking a shower is not actually a rat.

Coces Vehreschild talks about some of the animals at Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary near Otaki.

The stowaway bird took refuge on a ship and is now enjoying five-star care.

An entire suburb's undies were regularly going missing - now the culprit's been outed.

The hilarious sign was left in a dog park in the UK.

Boaties had an incredibly close encounter with orca at Ponui Island near Waiheke. Credit: Jitske Braaksma

Don McFarlane, Team Leader Ectotherms Auckland Zoo, has some exciting news. In a first for New Zealand, Auckland Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a Galapagos tortoise hatchling, and has become only the second zoo in Australasia to breed this species. / Michael Craig

For the first time in NZ, hundreds of Japan’s Honshu white admiral butterflies have been successfully reared as a biocontrol agent for Japanese honeysuckle. Credit: Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research

A pod of dolphins played with holiday goers in the Bay of Plenty in the second sighting in two days. Credit: Ella Southward

Vehicles can quickly become ovens as temperatures continue to soar in New Zealand.

Cats are strange creatures, known for all manner of odd behaviour.

A photographer captured some fun in the surf.

Animal behaviourist Mark Vette on the most important thing he's learned.

Why do mosquitoes prefer some people over others?

Kiwis saved one bird at a time. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Tallulah the tortoise's great escape was more of a laborious plod.

She's still recovering three months after the chemicals left her with severe burns.

Dogs' best friends might actually be women.

A jury has awarded a mega bucks victory to the world's most famous sourpuss.

A dozen competitive camels were cut from a high stakes beauty contest in Saudi Arabia.

The latest twist in the spread of the "anti-vax" movement.

A preview of the up-coming 2018 Karaka Yearling Sales for Business. / Dean Purcell

Drone footage shows hammerhead sharks on Great Barrier Island beach. / Footage from Zach Judkins

Passengers on board Auckland Whale & Dolphin Safari were in for a rare natural show on Tuesday when they discovered a whale carcass complete with feeding sharks floating north-east of Waiheke Island. / Footage supplied by AWADS.

Passengers on board a cruise witnessed scavenging sharks feed on a carcass.

The tigers must be slowly and carefully introduced before breeding is even considered.