Carolyn Press Mc Kenzie

Light planes and helicopters are among the workhorses helping in the cyclone recovery effort. Hundreds of kilometres of farm fences need fixing and donated feed is leaving as fast as it's being… Audio

While Civil Defence and volunteers are sorting through the destruction caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, some amazing tales of survival are starting to come through. And some of these rescues involve pets… Audio

The Hastings racecourse has turned into a shelter for misplaced pets, horses and live stock. Helping You Help Animals (HUHA) is co-ordinating the effort and asking for donations. Audio

Animals have also been left homeless and shaken during Cyclone Gabrielle. To find out how they're being helped we visited HUHA at their temporary base at the Dog Exhibition Centre in South Auckland… Audio

The massive scale of clean-up in Auckland is becoming clearer as the floodwaters recede. All week we've heard accounts of human loss and damage to property. But the record-breaking flash floods also… Audio

Rescue shelters are being pushed beyond their limits with a record number of sick and malnourished animals being abandoned.

The rising cost of living has many people struggling to even make ends meet… Video, Audio

Have you got room in your house for a RAT? And when I say rats, I'm not talking about the ones you stick up your nose. I'm talking about the four legged variety... and animal charity HUHA needs your… Audio

An animal shelter and charity has been left gutted in more ways than one after thieves cleaned them out for a second time.

HUHA - Helping You Help Animals - was building new dog shelters for winter… Video, Audio

Animal charity HUHA is sticking to its guns.. defying police requests to return 24 dogs stolen from a Taumarunui breeder. The dogs, most in very poor health, were dropped off to animal charity… Audio

It's been almost three weeks since we farewelled stranded baby orca Toa, who died before he could be reunited with his mother. And while animal charity HUHA was helping to design the teat used to feed… Audio

A baby orca has been centre of media attention this week after being found stranded and separated from its pod on Sunday afternoon. Animal rescue teams have been caring for the Orca named Toa for the… Audio

Indira Stewart discusses the issue further with Carolyn Press-McKenzie, who's the co-founder of the animal charity HUHA "helping you help animals". Audio

Laurie, the 30-year-old monkey who escaped a life in the circus to spend his twilight years with a foster family and his best friend - a cat - has died.

Laurie was first on Checkpoint in 2019 when he… Video, Audio

A New Zealand animal rescue charity is helping save kangaroos burned in the Australian bushfires.

The HUHA group - Helping You Help Animals - have secured a deal to house up to thirty injured roos.

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A tragic twist of fate saved a team of New Zealand volunteers in Australia from being in the spot where a plane came down last week. Three American firefighters died when their water bombing aircraft… Audio

Volunteers wanting to help wildlife affected by the devastating Australian bushfires are descending on the country - but according to one New Zealander who's helping, up until recently there's been… Audio

A monkey, who spent much of his early years riding a horse in the circus, is recovering at home after a health scare. Laurie, a capuchin, was rescued along with four other monkeys, by Wellington's… Audio