More than 3300 dogs impounded in Auckland were destroyed in 2010-11.

Emergency services has a relatively quiet Guy Fawkes night but fireworks are being blamed for the death of a Palmerston North dog.

There will be several big public displays on around the country for Guy Fawke's Night, including quake-ravaged Christchurch.

Lower North Island beachgoers have been met with the sight of hundreds of dead birds...

The story of a sick penguin exposes a nation with its priorities askew, writes Scott Kara.