Animals

The Greyhound Industry has been told to make changes or face closure after a scathing review found it unnecessarily obfuscated information and failed to implement new policies.

The government report… Audio

Greyhound racing in Aotearoa may be shut down if it can't pick up the pace on animal welfare.

A Government commissioned review accuses the industry of a lack of transparency and communication.

Tom… Audio

A couple of weeks back, First Up brought you the story of Geronimo, the New Zealand alpaca in the UK who was to be put down for having Bovine Tuberculosis. Geronimo's owner Helen Macdonald imported… Audio

The greyhound racing industry has unnecessarily obfuscated information, the government's reviewer says, and Racing Minister Grant Robertson has warned it is being put "formally on notice".

Robertson… Video, Audio

A pod of seven Orca in the Pāuatahanui Inlet since Saturday have left.   

It's a relief for conservationalists, who were concerned about their welfare.   

Whale Rescue says the silence of lockdown… Audio

Hundreds of thousands of Kiwis have been forced to work from home through lockdown, but it's not all bad news for the pups who are stuck inside with them.

The latest Covid-19 outbreak has seen the… Audio

New Zealand's seafood exports to the US - worth $200 million dollars - could be dented by Aotearoa's failure to protect Maui dolphins. The US Court of International Trade is considering a ban on our… Audio

Conservationists are hoping to identify the pod of orca in Porirua Harbour to say whether or not they are related to the baby Toa who became stranded in the area in July and later died despite efforts… Audio

Animals at the zoo are finally have a bit of peace and quiet under alert level 4.

Hamilton Zoo is closed to visitors, but there's a team of essential workers keeping an eye on things, making sure… Audio

When we think of a tortoise having lunch, we usually imagine them chomping on a leaf or something green .. but now biologists Anna Zora and Justin Gerlach from the University of Cambridge have… Audio

Geronimo, a male alpaca raised on a farm in Taumarunui, is at the centre of a high-profile legal stoush in the UK.

Geronimo was sold four years ago to English veterinary nurse Helen Macdonald. He… Audio

That's the mental side of pet life sorted, but with the entire country in level 4 until at least midnight Friday, should you pat another person's dog or cat while you're out? And can the Delta virus… Audio

If you're looking for fans of lockdown fans, your pets might be the only ones putting up their paws up right now. When everything's shut, there's not a lot to do right? Except maybe go for run .. take… Audio

A pair of tītipounamu have been spotted on Te Ahūmairangi Hill in Wellington, in what's thought to be the first sighting there in over 100 years.

While the tītipounamu's common in some remote areas… Audio

The trans-Tasman rivalry has reignited once again - this time in the search for the hardest working farm dog.

It's the first time New Zealand has entered the Cobber Working Dog Challenge, which… Audio

No, that wasnt a new breed of dog you saw in the park by the beach It's the time of the year where young seals and male seals of any age can be spotted in some unusual places as they leave their… Audio

Bark and Ride is coming to the Wellington Cable Car. People's canine fur babies will be able to get on board the funicular as part of a month-long trial.

But to avoid a potential howler, there are a… Video, Audio

The first shelter for pets harmed by, or at risk of family violence is opening its doors.

The purpose-built Pet Refuge will be able take up to 75 animals at a time, keeping them until they can be… Audio