Animals

It's estimated half a billion animals have perished in the Australian wildfires with volunteers scrambling to rescue those left behind. New South Wales woman Lucy Hoy has been setting up food and… Audio

Warm fuzzy news for dog lovers in Auckland - dogs of all sizes are now allowed on trains. ed. Audio

What if plants are smarter than we think - a lot smarter? That's the central premise for an essay, published in The Paris Review by New York-based writer and editor Cody Delistraty.  Audio

Shepherding is more a lifestyle than a job for Kate White, Lesley Pollock and Kacey Johnson. They're among the youngest all women team of shepherds tin the country. Audio, Gallery

Dilip Jeste is a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at UC San Diego and director of the UCSD Center for Healthy Aging, and he's challenging people to take another look at their perceptions of… Audio

Kathryn Ryan speaks with one of Canada's leading animal rights lawyers, who has worked to protect animals for over a decade, exposing hidden animal suffering and affecting policy changes. Camille… Audio

Catherine van der Meulen is about to appear on a panel at the New Zealand Fashion Week, where she will outline what she sees as some of the problems with the fast fashion world. Audio

Two seriously overweight kune kune pigs, Jenny and Craig, are in SPCA foster care after a report of concern about their size. They are both on a strict no carb, herbivorous diet. Craig (pictured… Audio

Sir Michael Morpurgo's best known book, War Horse, comes to life on the stage for the first time in New Zealand this month. Audio

Researchers have found that there's inadequate protection for some of the most vulnerable members of society - animals. It's because of a lack of funding. Only 1.6 per cent of the Ministry for Primary… Audio

Newly-released footage of dead and dying chickens on a so-called 'free-range' farm has angered animal rights activists and prompted calls for an investigation. Warning, if you're watching, some of the… Video, Audio

The 'Wild Dunedin' podcast tells stories about the wild things, large and small, that live around the city. For example, the southern right whale used to be a common sight- and sound!- around Dunedin… Audio

Jim Shockey's profession as a hunter often sees him and his family receive death threats from people.He explains to Jim what an ethical hunter is and how they are part of conservation efforts. Audio

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Why animals are turning up in odd places and thriving in unusual habitats. Wildlife writer Isabelle Groc and conservation biologist Brian Silliman on what is driving predators… Audio

 Organisation PETA has called for people to discard idioms that perpetuate violence against animals such as "kill two birds with one stone".  Audio