New ZealandHeartbroken horse owners back fireworks ban, urge Guy Fawkes cautionA select committee will consider three petitions calling to ban public fireworks sales.04 Nov 08:35 PM
New ZealandNZ First bill seeks nationwide ban on public fireworks useOnly council-approved public displays could continue under the proposal.04 Nov 04:53 AM
New ZealandLast big cats to be euthanised at Whangārei's lion park as 'no real options left'Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary confirmed the final seven elderly lions are to be put down. 03 Nov 10:26 PM
New ZealandCouncil weighs tougher dog rules to protect wildlifeExperts urge a year-round ban on dogs in coastal dunes and Mount's Shark Alley.03 Nov 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleAre cats as smart as dogs? And do they really love us?Animal behaviourist Mark Vette's new book goes deep inside the inscrutable mind of a cat.31 Oct 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandOzempic for pets? Are chunky puppies and overweight cats next in line for fat jabs?A 12.2kg cat named Whiskey lost 50% of her body weight: 'She was like a barrel.'30 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: For pets' sake – let's ban retail sale of fireworksOPINION: The harm to animals is a strong reason for change.30 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldSearch for remaining 'aggressive' escaped research monkey after US crashTulane University later said the escaped primates were not infected with any virus.29 Oct 02:44 AM
WorldDrones join the frontline in Australia’s fight to keep sharks at bayDrones spotted more than 1000 sharks off New South Wales beaches last year.28 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldGovernor calls in army as Japan’s deadly bear crisis deepensTen people have been killed by bears in Japan so far this year.28 Oct 06:27 AM
WorldChernobyl's stray dogs are turning blueThe animals are descended from pets left behind after the 1986 disaster.28 Oct 03:00 AM
PremiumPremiumPropertyFive more tenancy cases involving dogs, cats, turkeys - even goats Mother was the landlord. Son was her tenant. The two fought. The police were called.26 Oct 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWellingtonInside Sir Peter Jackson's multimillion-dollar plans for Wellington suburbDocuments released to the Herald show the movie mogul plans more than just a vet hospital.25 Oct 08:00 PM
WorldSigns of deadly bird flu strain observed on sub-Antarctic Heard IslandScientists saw mass seal deaths on remote Heard Island in the Southern Ocean.24 Oct 04:12 AM
PremiumPremiumPropertyThe dog that came back from the dead: 7 unusual tenancy casesLamb in a nappy, parrot meth detector, cat that caused flood, some of the unusual cases.24 Oct 03:00 AM
WorldWorld-first insemination boosts hopes for endangered Amur leopardFewer than 100 Amur leopards are thought to remain in the wild.22 Oct 04:00 AM
WorldChimpanzee expert Dr Jane Goodall’s cause of death confirmedHer death certificate was issued by the Los Angeles Department of Public Health.21 Oct 03:16 AM
ChristchurchBrazen bunny heist: Six rabbits stolen from farm park in a fortnight; security beefed upRubio, Ruby and Midnight were taken from their enclosures last night. 21 Oct 03:00 AM
New Zealand'Otherwise we are complicit': Partner of fatal dog attack victim urges public to speak upPensioner had 'very accepting nature' but complacency about mate's dogs proved fatal.18 Oct 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Carnage': Family upset as slaughterhouse on wheels starts up next door Homeowner says mobile abattoirs could be coming next door to you as new model rolls out. 18 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandMicrochip miracle: Cat missing for 11 months found nearly 100km from home Willow vanished from Wellsford nearly a year ago before resurfacing in Dargaville.18 Oct 08:27 AM
Crime'Dogs will be dogs attitude won't do': Owner jailed after mate mauled to death by hungry pets'I hate the way in which he was taken,' Neville Thomson's grieving son. 17 Oct 09:00 PM
OpinionJacqueline RowarthDr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why our vet medicine rules need an overhaulOPINION: NZ's regulatory system for veterinary medicines is outdated and obstructive.16 Oct 07:00 PM
WorldCat hitches 160km ride on family’s van roof during road tripTony Denardo discovered 8-year-old cat Ray Ray only after stopping for petrol.16 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘The damage was done’: Dogs mauled seal for 30 minutes as owner watched in 'panic'The owner thought the most humane thing to do would be to let the dogs continue.16 Oct 07:00 AM
New ZealandEgg arrives at Napier kiwi creche just as it's hatchingJoker will stay until reaching 1kg, then return to Kaweka Forest in about three months.15 Oct 02:45 AM
New ZealandPuppies left in duffel bag now ready for adoptionThe pups were found zipped in a duffel bag on one of July’s coldest nights.13 Oct 05:00 PM
WellingtonHero dog who saved owner from crash receives award decades onNikki the German Shepherd's award is the first of its kind in New Zealand.13 Oct 04:00 PM
World‘Absolutely unbelievable’: Chicago man finds missing dog after a decadeEdmon Lighthall’s poodle mix Pete vanished from his Chicago yard in 2015.12 Oct 08:00 PM
New ZealandBreeding mare: Insemination bill ends up in court after horse fails to fall pregnantThe stress-prone mare was to be inseminated with frozen semen from a selected stallion.12 Oct 01:00 AM
New ZealandKiwis turn to freezers and firearms as meat prices biteMorrinsville butcher Graeme Hodges says homekill demand surged after Covid.11 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandDrink-driver pulls fingers at motorists trying to tell him his dog was being draggedMotorists manoeuvred their vehicles around David Devenport's to force him off the road. 10 Oct 09:39 PM
New ZealandAn egg-cellent choice? We're eating more than 200 eggs each a yearNew Zealand has about 1.6 million commercial hens, with some now laying larger eggs.09 Oct 08:35 PM
New Zealand'Don't want to give up': Waikato woman’s $1k plea for missing dogs'If they've hurt another animal and had to be shot, I want to know.'09 Oct 05:00 PM
