A dog came to the rescue of its owner, biting an armed man who was attacking her.

The banning of a dairy farmer from owning cows after he was convicted of breaking the animal's tails has been applauded by animal support groups.

Godwits fly here every year from Alaska, but new developments in China threaten their route. How many will be back? A new book reveals the threat to their continued globe-spanning migration.

An SPCA investigation into a drunken horse-riding incident outside a Greymouth pub has concluded that the owner should stop her late-night horseback antics.

A young royal penguin washed up on a New Zealand beach more than 2000km from home has died.

The days when there were 20 sheep for every Kiwi are long gone.

The woman who rode her trusty steed through downtown Greymouth on Saturday night says she was "hassled" by police and her antics had not harmed anyone.

Mosquitos can grow immune to repellent in as quickly as three hours, according to new research.

A young penguin washed up on a New Zealand beach, more than 2000km from home, is fighting for its life at Wellington Zoo.

The SPCA will launch investigate after a drunk woman rode her horse through the streets of Greymouth and offered bar patrons rides around town before being arrested.

Microscopic jellyfish could be the real culprit for the painful rash developed by some Western Bay beach-goers.

The scientist who has given a "sixth sense" to laboratory animals has promised an even bigger revolution in the research field he has pioneered.

Tiny is a bit special - he's the smallest turtle to be found in New Zealand waters.

The juvenile green turtle named Tiny is being released back into the wild after spending two years at Kelly Tarltons.

A dog owner is pleading for fishermen to take care after her young dog swallowed a fish hook on the beach and needed major surgery costing $2500.

Twenty lambs have been found dead on a farm in Carterton, thought to have been savaged by dogs.

The SPCA's world famous driving dogs have all been adopted by the animal trainers who taught them their new tricks.

Almost half of India’s wildlife funding goes to the Bengal tiger, recent reports have shown.

A pitbull dog dumped on the side of a country road with a litter of seven newborn puppies was suffering and critically ill from having an unborn puppy still inside her.

It's interesting how a food scare on the other side of the world can create ripples right around the globe, writes Sue Kedgley.