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Man sentenced after he punched, kicked cow

A Reefton man who punched and kicked a cow at the Cape Foulwind dairy farm where he worked has been sentenced to community detention and community work.

30 years of underwater wonder

The king penguins huddle together, protecting their eggs from the cold, as others waddle across the ice into the water.

Warning to Barrier fishers on threat to rare petrel

As the rare and endangered black petrel nests on Great Barrier Island over summer, fishers have been asked to remain on guard to avoid accidentally hooking them.

'It has 300 teeth over 25 rows'

A rare and terrifying frilled shark has been pulled from the water by fishermen near Lakes Entrance in Victoria, Australia.

'Unhappy' gibbon put down

One of Auckland Zoo's two siamang gibbons has been put down, ending an 11-year life in which he was believed to have been severely depressed.

Owner prolonged puppy's suffering

Puppy was severely injured when it fell off the back of its owner’s ute and was dragged along a road.

Shark encounters plague NSW beaches

'That's so scary, man' said a fisherman whose boat was nudged by a five-metre great white shark. Beaches along NSW have been closed by continued sightings.

DoC rejects 1080 claims

Claims that the high-profile pest control campaign "Battle For Our Birds" wiped out a group of nationally endangered birds are unfounded, the Department of Conservation says.

Shark closes NSW beaches

A five-metre great white shark has kept New South Wales beaches closed for a record fifth day in a row.

Smell sinks Auckland chicken farm plan

A resource consent bid for a chicken egg layer farm of 310,000 birds in rural south Auckland has been rejected, because of fears it would be too stinky.

Talk to the Animals: We're going overboard with beach rubbish

Wondering how my local beach fared after a hot day with lots of human activity, I took my dogs for a run and did a spot of rubbish collecting along the shore and rock pools.

Fierce shark-like reptile revealed

Resembling a fierce ancestor of the Loch Ness monster, the first fossil of a shark-like reptile has been found.

Matt Heath: Seals make me proud to be human

Humans have been doing a lot of terrible stuff to each other lately. Some of us are evil bastards, but as a species I reckon we're generally pretty good.

Sharks cause a stir at Coromandel beach

Sharks enjoying the surf at a popular Coromandel holiday spot caused a bit of a stir with beachgoers yesterday.

Can you find this woman's cat?

Cats are never around when you want them most.

Orphaned pets: Andrew and Fleur the cats

Andrew and Fleur the cats were rescued by the SPCA from a house overrun by animals.