Dogs

Kisa Basabas talks about her dog Rambo at Wellington's Big Dog Walk with Lots Of Dogs. Audio

Shelley talks about her dogs Betty and Frida at Wellington's Big Dog Walk with Lots Of Dogs. Audio

Steve talks about his dogs Little Jim and Derby at Wellington's Big Dog Walk with Lots Of Dogs. Audio

Alex talks about his dog Banjo at Wellington's Big Dog Walk with Lots Of Dogs. Audio

Alex talks about his dog Banjo at Wellington's Big Dog Walk With Lots Of Dogs. Audio

Protestors block a highway with their anti-Donald Trump stance. Clamping down on dogs in Dunedin. Audio

Creators of the hit touring show The Bitches' Box, who are acting as dogs again in the new show, Sons of a Bitch, which tours to 19 woolsheds throughout the South Island in April, alongside… Audio

For her birthday, five-year-old Sophia Bidois asked friends to bring gifts for dogs in a South Auckland animal shelter, rather than presents for her. She and her mum joined Checkpoint. Audio

Just a little bit of puppy love could end up saving a life. That's what the Auckland Council's hoping for, hosting a version of speed dating - for dogs that need a home - at Victoria Park today. Audio

Next we're talking about global synchronized dog walking. Wellington producer, Alice Brine, loves walking dogs so much, she's come up with the event, The Big Dog Walk With Lots Of Dogs. It's where… Audio

Today we have a piece by Mikayla Hall who's done some investigating into the virtues of adopting a dog rather than buying one. Audio

In an unusual coronial ruling the death of a woman in Michigan has been ruled Suicide by Pit Bull. It is a sad case, and one involving a decision over ethanasing the dogs and their puppies. Audio

Wellingtonion Tim Grubb recounts honeymoon number three (with wife number one) and the series of incidents - involving fish, dogs and virus - that plagued it. Audio

A couple with four small dogs are in a state of despair as they get refused for rental accomodation. Audio

Old bones from an ancient Maori oven are helping unravel the history of the Polynesian dog, or kuri, which were brought to Aotearoa by the first Maori settlers. University of Otago PhD student Karen… Audio

Two dogs are being put down and a third could suffer the same fate after they viciously attacked two women in the Hawke's Bay, leaving both with multiple puncture wounds and lacerations. Audio

Dog photographer and animal rights advocate David Darcy has turned his lens on New Zealand dogs and their owners. He travelled from south to north, and coast to coast meeting those, with four legs and… Audio, Gallery

Young children, Maori and Pacific Islanders and poor people are most at risk of being attacked by dogs, according to a new study. Nearly 100,000 dog bites were recorded in the past 10 years with an… Audio

Fraser, Ferdie, Fletch, Freda, Fen, Flo and Fern. These are some of the names suggested by the public, for two biosecurity pups that could soon be patrolling New Zealand's borders. The Ministry of… Audio