Animals
Forest & Bird taking Department of Conservation to court over Kennedy Point penguins
Forest & Bird is taking the Department of Conservation to court over their treatment of Kororā penguins at Kennedy Point on Waiheke Island.
It argues the department shouldn't have issued authority… Audio
Animal shelter HUHA cleaned out by thieves - again
An animal shelter and charity has been cleaned out by thieves a second time, with the culprits taking short-supply building items.
HUHA animal shelter gutted after second robbery
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
Critter of the Week: Southland green skink
Nicola Toki has a new job as the Chief Executive Kaiwhakahaere Matua of Forest and Bird. But she hasn't forgotten her most important job - COTW! This week: A chunky skink (or 'robust' in reptile… Audio
Australian blue tongued skinks missing in Foxton
Missing: Two baby Australian Blue Tongue skinks.
The 15cm skinks were lent by a collector to the Wildlife Foxton Trust visitor centre.
Earlier this week they disappeared, and there are fears they… Audio
More Hector's dolphins found dead
Two more Hector's dolphins have been found dead on South Island beaches.
The Pre-Panel with Shane Te Pou and Heather Roy
Panellists Shane Te Pou and Heather Roy discuss the phenomenon of people walking their cats and tell us what they've been thinking. Audio
Archaeological clues about Kurī
New archaeological research has revealed details about how humans and kurī, Aotearoa's first dog, interacted more than 700 years ago. Patricia Pillay, a doctoral student in archaeology in the Faculty… Audio
Australia Zoo suddenly scraps plans to take Auckland elephant Burma
Australia Zoo has made a last-minute decision to pull the pin on plans to take Burma the elephant from Auckland Zoo. Audio
Destructive pest moth spreading across NZ likely from Australia
A crop-killing moth could cost New Zealand farmers tens of millions of dollars, if populations survive.
Eggs were found in suburban Tauranga in surveillance traps last month - and larvae have now… Audio
Australia Zoo suddenly scraps plans to take Auckland's elephant Burma
Australia Zoo has made a last-minute decision to pull the pin on plans to take Burma the elephant from Auckland Zoo.
The 38-year-old was due to live out her twilight years at the zoo across the ditch… Video, Audio
Canine carnage for vets over Easter holidays
One of the pet insurance companies has revealed how much it paid out last year for veterinary treatment for dogs over Easter, nearly all of the cases were dogs, not for all ailments and accidents, but… Audio
Dog trainer Mark Vette farewells Monty, the car-driving dog
Monty, the adorable, amazing mutt that literally drove a change in the way people think about rescue pups, has died suddenly.
Monty and two other SPCA dogs were taught to drive a Mini car to prove… Video, Audio
Scientists think they have found new bird family fossil
Scientists believe they have identified an entirely new bird family from a fossil discovered near St Bathans in Central Otago.
Named Zealandornis relictus, the fossil doesn't seem to match any group… Audio
Why is there a frog at Nathan's house, what is it?
Keen First Uppers will have been gripped last week by the story of the mystery frog that appeared in a water feature at Nathan Rarere's house ... We're calling him Herbert the Frog. Nathan doesn't… Audio
Want to get away from it all? Work as a postie in Antarctica
If you just want to get away from it all, this could be the job for you - being a postie at the end of the earth.
The address: The British Base at Port Lockroy, Goudier Island, Antarctica.
The UK… Audio
Auckland Zoo's last elephant Burma prepares to leave for Aus
It's the end of an era. Auckland Zoo is saying goodbye to their last beloved elephant in a few weeks.
Anjalee has already crossed the ditch to her new home at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, and Burma… Video, Audio
Do insects, octopus and other invertebrates feel emotions?
The question of physical and emotional experience has moved beyond humans to animals.
Funding package to make an impact on Predator Free 2050
Predator Free 2050 recently announced a huge funding package that will be dispersed among six research projects helping to cleanse Aotearoa of invasive predators. Landcare Research wildlife ecologist… Audio
Waiheke marina developers says penguin relocation is safe
The Department of Conservation has granted two employees permission to move the kororā to safety, during construction on the breakwater where they nest in Kennedy Point.
It says waiting for the… Audio
