Dogs
Our Changing World for 1 March 2018
Waikato University researchers are training pet dogs to sniff out pest fish that are a problem in Waikato lakes and rivers. Audio
Dog Behaviour Expert, Dr Clare Browne
Dog behaviour explained with Dr Claire Browne Audio, Gallery
Clever canines
How do dogs think? Do they experience emotions such as jealousy? The Clever Canine Lab at the University of Auckland is investigating. Audio
Our Changing World for 25 January 2018
Testing dogs to find out how smart they are and how they think, and designing low-damage buildings that move during an earthquake and remain useable. Audio
Born to run: adopting a greyhound
Greyhounds are mostly known for their racing on the track, but did you ever wonder what happens to them after their career ends? and why people adopt them as pets? Radio student Megan Hutt answers… Audio
The ten species that changed our world
Over many thousands of years, our hunting-gathering ancestors foraged and tracked down a whole host of plants and animals.Then people learned that you could derive more value from nature by taming and… Audio
Owners ignoring 'no dogs' signs on Northland beaches
Pet owners are ignoring 'No Dogs' signs in Northland, and it doesn't take much for a mutt to get wind of a kiwi bird, says predator control operator Jarrid Plows of Whale Bay. Audio, Gallery
Dogs and thunder
There's been a week of thunderstorms with around 40,000 lightning strikes, 11,000 on Tuesday alone. Animal control workers had to return many dog to their anxious owners after they bolted. Social… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 28 November 2017
A Fiji opposition party says the government has produced statistics on the sugar industry that bear no relationship to reality; women in Fiji are waiting nearly two and a half years before reporting… Audio
SPCA in Cooks aims to control wandering dogs
The SPCA in the Cook Islands wants help to do something about wandering dogs which bother livestock on Rarotonga. Audio
You paw thing
Animal behaviour expert Clare Browne gives advice on wayward dogs. Audio, Gallery
Old dogs, new homes
In the past five years, Retired Working Dogs Adoption has rehomed hundreds of huntaways, eye dogs and beardies that are too old to work, have been injured or are just not up to the job. Audio, Gallery
Bolt guns used to kill impounded dogs
Craig Johnson of Massey University on the use of bolt guns to kill unwanted dogs at the Invercargill pound. Audio
Oodles of poodles and spoodles
Just add "oodle" and you have an explosion of designer dogs. Audio
One-dog proposal raises hackles in Far North
The district council is facing strong opposition over its one-dog-per-household proposal to protect threatened native birds.
Dog lovers vow defiance over tough new bylaw
The Far North District Council wants to limit dog numbers and the places they can be exercised to protect birdlife - and dog-lovers are threatening civil and canine disobedience in response. Audio
Canine DNA and 'Darwin's Dogs'
Kiwi canine DNA has been collected as part of a global project, called Darwin's Dogs, investigating the genes behind the personalities of dogs. Audio
Consuming dog meat
Dogs are slaughtered for meat in many countries. Chemist Nick Kim discusses what happens if you consume dog that's been killed by poison in Bali. Audio
Bali's dog meat trade being plied to Aust/NZ tourists
Animal rights activists in Australia are horrified at Bali's dog meat trade and the fact unsuspecting tourists are being duped into thinking they're eating something other dog meat. Animals Australia… Audio
A (working) dog's life
New Zealand is reputed to have more working dogs per capita than anywhere else in the world. So what's in a day's work? A groundbreaking study is using canine fit bits to find out. Audio, Gallery