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Herald on Sunday editorial: Hobbit suffers some cruel exploitation

Animal stress not in Hobbit script

The volcanoes of Mordor are erupting right on cue for the Hobbit premiere, but animals have been the problem.

Editorial: Animal welfare can no longer be overlooked

NZ legally challenges Japanese whaling

New Zealand has joined Australia in questioning the validity of Japan's whaling for scientific purposes in the Southern Ocean, says MP Murray McCully.

Concrete birds to lure gannet colony

10,000 sign petition to stop rodeo

'I never meant to harm the Hobbit'

A wrangler at the centre of claims animals were mistreated during filming of The Hobbit stands by his allegations, but says he never intended to tarnish the movie.

Jackson to SPCA: ‘Nothing to hide’

Sir Peter Jackson says accusations of animal cruelty are distressing to dedicated staff.

Family members sentenced over animal neglect

Albatrosses under increasing threat

Endangered albatrosses which nest in New Zealand are under increasing threat as they compete with commercial fishing operations in the same waters, University of Canterbury researcher Lorna Deppe says.

Man thought dog was 'faking' broken leg

Animal cruelty

A family cat cut into pieces and a carabiner threaded through the neck of a dog are among the most inhumane treatment of animals on the SPCA's annual list of shame.

Maui's dolphin swimming in sea of trouble

Cats suspect in dolphin deaths

Tears as victim recalls dog attack

Island's conservation scare

Sniffer dogs were used to check predator-free islands off Northland's coast after a boat broke a mooring and drifted onto rocks, sparking a conservation scare.

SPCA appalled as dog left tied to shelter

Mystery surrounds missing eggs