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Could catnip wine be NZ's next big export?

'It’s a chance for New Zealand to do something fresh and unexpected - yet again.'

Small Business: Service with a smooch at Purrs & Beans

Faith-Ashleigh Wong and Shane O'Higgins talk to Tom Raynel about cats and coffee.

Eight cats killed on East Auckland street

Security camera footage captured in 2023 and 2025 shows two dogs roaming loose on an East Auckland property. Video / Supplied

Posh doggy daycare owner faces sentencing after 'repeated breaches'

Day of reckoning for doggy daycare owner Angela Beer.

Angela Beer from Pets and Pats sentenced

Angela Beer, owner of Pets and Pats, was sentenced today for repeated breaches of RMA at doggy daycare which was operating at Dairy Flat. Video / Sylvie Whinray, supplied

Shane Te Pou: Roaming dogs are terrorising our streets

Aggressive dogs often wander the streets freely and can be intimidating.

Council euthanises 56 dogs in two months

FNDC received 796 requests for service for animal management in January and February.

'They can turn at any time': Mum's warning after 8yo daughter mauled by dog

The attack left Milan Tufuga with multiple leg wounds and needing stitches.

'10 billion web threads': The mysterious spider webs coating Hawke's Bay

'Rolled up into a ball, it has the consistency of cotton string.'

'So crucial': Dalgety banks on strong start for Group 1 success

He will drive Beside Me in the Pascoes Oaks and Republican Party in the Messenger.

'Owners want to do the right thing': Northland trust fights dog overpopulation

The trust has helped desex almost 400 dogs since 2023 but demand is surging.

Pet turtle found alive weeks after tornado: ‘Oh my gosh, that’s Myrtle’

Tiffany Emmanuel and her family ran from the house and were gutted to leave their pets.

Job cuts at pet food giant Ziwi, including Hawke's Bay

'It is a good bunch of people – that is the sad thing.'

Elephant herd in Californian zoo reacts to earthquake to protect their young

Video shows elephants huddling protectively around their young at San Diego Zoo Safari Park during a 5.2 magnitude earthquake.

Paw patrol: Auckland Council's team against dog attacks

More than 20,000 roaming dogs were reported to Auckland Council last year.

Boris Johnson attacked by an ostrich

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson found himself in an unexpected wildlife fiasco during a family outing to a Texas safari park.

‘Oh cripes’: Ostrich attacks Boris Johnson on safari trip

The former PM can be heard shouting in a video shared by his wife.

Kiwi filly triumphs in ATC Derby as favourites fall short

Aeliana won the ATC Derby by five lengths at Randwick.