Animals

A Lake Ōhau couple figured their beloved pets were dead after they had to leave them behind and flee the fire - so were shocked to find the animals alive after returning to the village. Video, Audio

The Nelson City Council has deemed a dog, which attacked and killed a sheep, must remain muzzled in public.

Banshee the Husky mauled a sheep in June and was classified as a menacing dog.

Its owner… Video, Audio

New Zealanders love their pets, and care a lot about the way they are born , raised and transported. Former dog breeder Karyn McLauchlan wasn't happy with the way her animals were being moved around… Audio

Dr Helen Blackie is leading efforts to supercharge Predator Free 2050 with solutions spanning engineering, creative design, animal behaviour, toxicology and ecology. But it's not easy with an… Audio, Gallery

Ecologists in Melbourne fear they are missing the chance to rescue animal species unable to recover from the destructive bush fires earlier this year. The state's north east was hardest hit, along… Audio

A massive deep sea squid caught near Whakaari/White island is the subject of much scientific excitement today.

A group of marine experts gathered in Auckland for the dissection of the rarely caught… Video, Audio

The enormous bump-head sunfish is among the very largest fish in the sea and for the first time scientists have identified the species' tiny larvae.

Leading the team that made the discovery is the… Audio

Less than 10 years after a kiwi kohanga project was established at Rotokare Scenic Reserve in Taranaki, it's been so successful it's begun relocating the national bird - en masse - outside of the… Audio

Rodney the cat was adopted by the Marton ITM building supplies store a few years back and was a regular at the checkouts, soaking up pats from customers.

Last week the tabby cat vanished, but after a… Video, Audio

The Goliath Bird Eater Tarantula is the largest tarantula in the world and can grow to be bigger than two human hands. So we sent our reporter Logan Church, who we later found out is absolutely… Video, Audio

A Marton man is calling for calm after the disappearance of a popular local moggy has angered locals.

Rodney the cat was adopted by the local ITM building supplies store a few years back and was a… Video, Audio

Hundreds of unwanted pets are getting the chance to find new homes under level 3 lockdown, with the SPCA now offering "contactless adoptions".

The SPCA currently has 2,411 animals in foster homes… Audio

Researchers at the University of New South Wales have found that having two copies of the same sex chromosome is associated with having a longer lifespan. Co-author of the research Zoe Xirocostas… Audio

Forget thinking big. Behaviour scientist Dr. BJ Fogg says we should instead be thinking small and introducing tiny behaviours.  Video, Audio

Veterinarians are classified as an essential service during this escalated response to containing Covid-19. Indeed walking the dog features as one of the reasons people are allowed to leave the home -… Audio

Cats are known to be pretty stoic creatures but there's now a new clinical tool to help diagnose feline pain. It is called the Grimace Scale and was recently developed in Canada by a professor of… Audio

What is it that you need to snap that perfect wildlife image and how is that determined in the judging room? Wildlife photographer of the year judge of nearly four decades, and chair of the jury Roz… Audio