Animals

Costa Botes has had a long career directing both drama and documentary film. His latest observational documentary When the Cows Come Home, premieres at this years Whanau Marama: New Zealand… Audio

For the first time in about 200 years, humpback whales have been spotted feeding off the Mangawhai Heads north of Auckland.

Whales were once plentiful around New Zealand, but when whaling began… Audio

Two German Shepherd breeders have been banned from owning animals for almost a decade after keeping more than 60 dogs in what the SPCA describes as a "hell hole".

Some were in filthy cages so small… Video, Audio

The legality of rodeo has been questioned today at the High Court.

The Animal Law Association and animal rights group SAFE want to bring an end to what they say is an "unnecessary and unlawful"… Audio

Jackie Flynn Mogensen is a reporter with the American magazine, Mother Jones. Her recent article 'A Plane of Monkeys, a Pandemic, and a Botched Deal: Inside the Science Crisis You've Never Heard Of'… Audio

SPCAs around Aotearoa are heaving and the Christchurch branch is no exception after more than 20 puppies were dumped near the Waimakariri River.

That means foster pet parents are close to maxed out… Video, Audio

Did you know you can go on a virtual dive into New Zealand marine reserves and help discover and count our fish species? Spyfish Aotearoa is a citizen science project between DOC and the charitable… Audio

What's the difference between an ordinary bull and a genetically gifted one?

Well, going by the example of one extraordinary beast named Priests Sierra - it is fathering thousands of calves.

The… Audio

Backyard-bird enthusiasts have once again risen to the occasion for the annual Garden Bird Survey.

The project is like a census for birds of sorts, and sees tens of thousands of people each year out… Audio

Locals in a Hawke's Bay community are devastated and angry at the SPCA's decision to close its local centre.

The Waipukurau SPCA will soon close its doors and it's not the only small centre facing… Video, Audio

This week's critter loves stinky seaweed - the rottener, the better! The hairy kelp fly (Chaetocoelopa littoralis) feeds, mates, and breeds in the wrack zone of our beaches, putting up with harsh… Audio

Our cameraman Nick Monro caught some orca cruising in the waters off Big Manly Beach in Whangaparaoa this morning.

Two of them appear to have feasted on a stingray for breakfast - and others were… Video, Audio

Korora, or little blue penguins, are at increasing risk as weather patterns change and sea temperatures rise. In recent months, masses of the birds have washed up on North Island beaches… Audio

A very hairy crab that wears a sponge as a hat has been discovered off the coast of Western Australia.

The new species, Lamarckdromia beagle has been named after Charles Darwin's ship.

Marine… Audio

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Anna Thomas and panellists Conor English and Sarah Sparks speak to those training dogs to detect kauri dieback and our panellists tell us what they have been thinking. Audio

From September, breeding, distributing, and selling these turtles will be banned in the Auckland Region. To explain why they're such a big problem Auckland Council's Principal Biosecurity Advisor Dr… Audio

Hundreds of dead Little Blue penguins are washing up on beaches around the Far North.

RNZ has previously reported more than 40 had been found dead in Tokerau Beach over the space of two weeks, but… Audio