Animals

The thought of a shark might keep you awake at night, but do they actually ever sleep?

It's been a long-standing question in the world of science.

A New Zealand scientist said they do - he had been… Audio

A Wellington vet says hundreds of sick or injured pets in the city could be missing out on treatment because of clinic closures and lack of staff.

It comes amid a nation-wide shortage of vets, with… Audio

A proposed new dog bylaw in New Plymouth has got canine lovers' in a spin.

The council wants to ban off-leash dogs from sections of Onuku Taipari - currently the only city beach where dogs can roam… Video, Audio

While we might sometimes consider insects a bit of a nuisance, the world would be in big trouble without them. Insects pollinate food crops essential for our survival, they control pests and help… Audio

Most of us know our beloved national reptile, the tuatara, as the rarest of global creatures.

Time was, however, when the tutara was just as plentiful as those other reptilian characters, and not… Audio

The renowned Australian visual artist Amanda Parer is bringing 'Fantastic Planet' - giant inflatable luminous white 'humanoids' who land at different sites across the globe - to Auckland as part of… Audio

Conservationists are celebrating a bumper breeding season for a critically endangered subspecies of diving petrel.

There are now 210 of the birds, a modest increase from previous years.

Department… Audio

Sheep - they're written off as dimwitted despite scientific evidence to the contrary.

So, one sheep owner in Christchurch is out to prove once and for all that we've been underestimating the… Video, Audio

Construction crews working on Transmission Gully have unearthed a kitty litter of the most adorable kind.

Seven wee kittens were found near a digger on the site yesterday and are now being cared for… Video, Audio

If we truly care about animals, says British philosopher Nick Zangwill, then the right thing to do is breed them, kill them, and eat them. Professor Zangill is with us to discuss why eating animals… Audio

A sheep found wombling aimlessly around Porirua will soon go on auction due to an old law which dictates he can’t be rehomed.

Shaun the sheep has been in Porirua City Council’s pound for a week after… Video, Audio

Police in the United States are trying to catch an unusual suspect who's broken into more than 30 homes in Lake Tahoe, California.

The serial intruder is a large Black Bear named Hank the Tank, who… Audio

Now to the cross-country capers of a mum and her 6-week old, who've been warming hearts around Dunedin.

Hiriwa and her baby have been spotted in various locations around the town - the sea lions have… Video, Audio

New Zealand Olympian Sir Mark Todd has been given interim suspension by the British Horseracing Authority for repeatedly hitting a horse with a tree branch.

In a video, Sir Todd runs towards the… Audio

The SPCA is calling for foster parents for an influx of kittens and rabbits in need of a home! Laura Millar is the SPCA Support Services Manager in Mangere, she told me the need for foster parents has… Audio

Oma rāpeti - run rabbit - you have one last chance. Auckland Council has pressed pause on a plan to cull wild rabbits in Western Springs park so people can rescue domestic bunnies that have been… Video, Audio

Ten years after he disappeared without trace, a beloved pet is set to be reunited with his owners.

Winky, a one-eyed but very sociable moggie, wandered off in 2012 from his family's apartment at… Video, Audio

Kathryn speaks with the producer of a documentary series on the evolution of dogs, narrated by dog-lover and Downton Abbey's own Hugh Bonneville. An estimated billion dogs live with and alongside us… Audio