Animals

 A new study of canines showed that dogs often tilt their heads before correctly receiving a specific toy. Which suggests the behaviour might be a sign of concentration and recall. Dr. Andrea… Audio

It's turning into a scorcher for Canterbury's anniversary holiday.

Normally, thousands of people would be at the showgrounds checking out tractors, turning green on fairground rides, and patting some… Audio

Fluffy animals have flooded Instagram story feeds this week, with users sharing pet photos alongside a tag that a tree will be planted for every post.

While it may have delivered your daily dose of… Audio

A Tasmanian Devil in New Zealand has been the first of it's kind to have a full hip replacement. Talei the 3-year-old Tasmanian devil was transferred to Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch in 2019 as… Audio

A search is underway after a park volunteer claimed to have seen a Wallaby at Auckland's Long Bay Regional Park. Auckland Council's Head of Natural Environment Delivery Phil Brown explains how they… Audio

A pair of tītitipounamu gave conservationists in the Otago Peninsula a shock this week when they found a nest with four very small eggs inside of a possum trap.

Riflemen, the smallest species of New… Audio

A group of Taranaki school children enjoying a crash course in kiwi tracking in Te Papakura o Taranaki, Egmont National Park, have been let in on a secret.

Five pairs of the national bird released… Audio

In Ōtautahi, Christchurch, Cup Day is going ahead today without a crowd.

As well as a bit of horse racing the event is usually a spectacle of flash frocks, fascinators, and suave suits.

RNZ reporter… Audio

Riders are giddying up and strapping themselves to see who will have the winning horse for Cup Day at the Addington Raceway.

There's one noticeable omission this year - there won't be any public… Audio

Hamilton Zoo opened its gates again today after a month out of action.

Waikato moved to level 3, step 2 on Wednesday which means public facilities are back but with social distancing and masks in… Video, Audio

Love it or loathe it, the long-tailed bat was awarded Bird of the Year on Monday - but now another bat has flapped out of the shadows.

The lesser short-tailed bat is an ancient species unique to New… Audio

Verry Elleegant winning the Melbourne Cup - the first New Zealand horse to win the Cup since Prince of Penzance in 2015.

She's NZ-born and trained - and was even riden by a Sydney-based New… Audio

NZ-bred horse Verry Elleegant has won the Melbourne Cup - and one of her owners is just seventeen.

Connor Harrison first met Verry Elleegant when he was helping out at racing stables near him home.

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Waikato have made the move to Alert level 3.2 overnight meaning museums, libraries and Zoo's can open, with limits on numbers and social distancing, But what will that look like? Hamilton zoo will… Audio

The Melbourne Cup, Australia's most famous annual Thoroughbred horse race, is going ahead on Tuesday with 10,000 people allowed into Flemington.

Last year, no crowds were allowed at the event due to… Audio

Lockdown and the power of poetry are being credited for the Whanganui pound re-homing a record number of dogs this year.

The council-owned facility found new owners for all of the 175 dogs in its… Audio

Horse training legend Bill Pomare will today fulfill a lifelong dream of having a runner in the Melbourne Cup, six-year-old gelding Ocean Billy.

Australia's most famous annual Thoroughbred horse race… Audio

Dog owners of the Capital - your pooch can catch the Wellington Cable Car with you during November.

The Cable Car is trialing dog rides, before deciding if the change will be permanent. The journey… Audio

The election of the year has ended, voting has closed - it's finally time to reveal the Bird of the Year. This year's winner isn't the fluffiest, or the friendliest, but it's been voted to the number… Audio

Baby kiwis that hatched in Taupo and Rotorua are settling into their new lives on Rotoroa Island, after being granted travel exemptions to cross the South Auckland boundary.

Newborns Will, Nena… Audio