The Bay of Plenty Regional Council wants people to report seeing the marsupial pests before they can become established.

An excitable puppy turned over to the SPCA has found a new calling in life - as a rainbow skink detector dog.

The decision to ban a US theme and marine park from breeding orca in captivity is a historic move, says New Zealand orca expert Dr Ingrid Visser.

Content warning: It's the first time in known history that a shark attack has occurred in San Francisco bay waters.

A dog owner documents her German Shepherd's rapid growth over six months.

A dog in a vehicle doesn't present any danger, does it? Glenys Christian argues otherwise.

Two dogs have been put down after they seriously injured a man just days after a Bay of Plenty boy was critically injured in a dog attack.

A third of New Zealand pets are overweight. Since today is Pet Obesity Awareness Day, here are three ways to help curb your pet's waistline.

Koala was found wandering helplessly through a large development site that she once used to call home before she was rescued.

A 6-year-old Bay of Plenty boy who received life-threatening injuries when he was viciously attacked by a relative's dog is now in a stable condition.

Pig organs could soon be transplanted into human patients after Harvard University scientists found a way to genetically modify pig DNA to be more compatible with humans.

A heartwarming post from popular blog Humans of New York has prompted thousands of followers to share their pet rescue stories.

Gareth Morgan has nothing on this man.

How Toffee the cat got from New Zealand to Australia to end up as a stray remains unclear.

It's been called the "Genghis Khan" of the ant world, and for good reason.

A Kiwi-designed smart water bowl is proving a big hit in the US pet market.

Two dogs, from a pack that attacked people in two separate incidents at Whirinaki Beach last Saturday, have been put down.

The Prime Minister wants to bring giant pandas to New Zealand. Greg Dixon asks why stop there?

A team of researchers discovered the hog-nosed rat during a expedition in a remote and mountainous area of Indonesia two years ago.

Hamilton Zoo keeper had near-miss while giving tiger talk two years ago, sparking new questions about mauling death last month.

Michael James Whitelock, 28, shot one cow in the leg, dumped another cow still alive in an offal pit, and broke the tails of hundreds of others.

A charity group has recreated iconic magazine covers with homeless dogs in the hope of attracting new homes for the animals.

Videos of tiny food tutorials, often featuring tiny animals, are taking over YouTube. Here we've handpicked five of our favourites for your Thursday afternoon.

A group of guys out on the Gulf had some visitors come along for the ride.

The teeth of a dog may provide new insight into how humans migrated across the world's largest ocean to New Zealand, and where they came from.

The folks at Swift Plumbing sent nzherald.co.nz this video of Orca visiting them in the Gulf, they make some great use of Go-pro cameras to film them underwater.

200 new species have been discovered in the Eastern Himalayas in the past five years.

A historic mansion that's hosted politicians, royalty and academics has been taken over by a new kind of pedigree - a semi-celebrity cat.

Some well known New Zealanders are championing their favourite native bird in Forest & Bird's annual Bird of the Year competition.