Animals

The number of sea lion pups being born near Dunedin is the highest it's ever been.

The youngsters have been using coastal roads as their playground and some roads have been temporarily closed to… Audio

You're probably used to seeing Beagles sniffing your bags at the airport, keeping New Zealands bio-security in check. But it turns out Auckland has a Beagle Club, which has been running for 40 years… Audio

Dozens of gym goers in South Auckland are saddened to hear the council wants to remove a beloved cat from the Manurewa Pools and Leisure Centre.

MPAL has lived at the centre for five years and has… Audio

Ecologists have discovered a population of the rare sea slug, Smeagol in Otago. Emile Donovan speaks to science manager at the Otago Regional Council, Tom Dyer. Audio

Every Thursday night we turn back the clock and speak to someone who was there when history was made in New Zealand. Tonight, we're going back almost twenty years to April 2004 to talk to Central… Audio

It's that time of the month where we drop back into the SPCA Centre in Mangere for our regular feature. The Centre currently has 516 animals under its care, 374 of which are cats, including 154 in… Audio

A growing family needs more room - and for giraffes that's no exception. Baby Nia was born four months ago and now Wellington Zoo is building a bigger home for her, mum, dad and great aunt Zahara. As… Audio

Coastal plants and species may one day establish themselves in Antarctica, researchers predict. As sea ice melts around the Antarctic coast, species like bull kelp could first travel to and establish… Audio

The hihi (stitchbird) was once found throughout the North Island the species suffered catastrophic declines resulting in near extinction.  Hihi Conservation Charitable Trust spokesman Kevin Parker… Audio

Gallagher Animal Management have been providing fencing for animals on farms since1938, and now they're catering to a new demand: domestic pets. Audio

A new study has found bottlenose dolphins in New Zealand have distinct regional accents.

When Massey and Otago University researchers compared the whistling patterns of dolphins from Doubtful Sound… Audio

Summer is officially over and Autumn has begun. It's a time of year that fungi lovers across the country get excited about as all sorts of weird and wonderful fruiting bodies emerge out of the dark… Audio

The Department of Conservation has completed its annual ariel survey of Kaimanawa Wild horses and theres a large excess of horses that will need new homes. Applications will be closing in 4 to 6… Audio

The Government's Fast Track Approval bill will put New Zealand's threatened species on a fast track to extinction and leave a mess for future governments to clean up.

That's the assessment of… Audio

Animal Management is warning residents of an Auckland suburb that a pair of dangerous dogs is on the loose and to keep an eye on their cats.

The council says they have had two complaints in Mt… Audio

The country's largest equestrian event - Horse of the Year - starts at the showgrounds in Hastings Tuesday morning.

It's been cancelled three years on the trot due to Covid and Cyclone Gabrielle, but… Audio

The long tailed pekapeka, believed to be Aotearoa's oldest, was recorded this summer as part of a Department of Conservation monitoring programme in Fiordland. Known as T7787, she is at least 26 years… Audio

We all know that in the world of dogs, greyhounds are fast. But speed-dating?

That's what happened at the inaugural Greyhound Speed Dating event in Auckland on Sunday.

Three older, former racing… Audio