A group of students went out for a dive in Otago Harbour yesterday and came back with a whale of a tale.

A new proposal raises the possibility of cat curfews in ecologically sensitive areas and proposed ways to manage strays.

Police dog 'Rush', the youngest ever to win the national championships

A sea lion was pulled over by police after rampaging down a German road, bringing traffic to a standstill in the town.

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New study shows much-maligned birds were able to build vocabularies ranging from 26 to 58 words.

They're good natured You may think greyhounds are aggressive or difficult dogs to keep as pets - but that couldn't be further from

Vets are warning people not to give their dog a bone, because it could kill them.

Her little dog was hit by a car, hours later Coral Luscombe found out a stranger had anonymously paid $1000 toward her dog's vet bill.

Google has admitted its face-blurring technology may have been "a little overzealous" after blurring a cow's face for privacy.

Watch: CCTV footage after rabbits have been stolen from breeders' backyards.

Introduced pests such as stoats, possums and rats might be major threats to New Zealand's dwindling kiwi population but another even

COMMENT: There is widespread evidence that interactions between people and marine mammals can have negative outcomes.

Shark-dog, who made headlines for his Houdini-like escape, is loving the attention and about to get his wardrobe updated.

Millennial men, it turns out, are more likely to look for companionship in pets.

Just when you thought it was safe to get out of the water, a shark has been spotted stalking the suburban streets of Christchurch.

Sentencing has been delayed in the death of Hamilton Zoo curator Samantha Kudeweh, killed by a tiger nearly a year ago.

The Lion Man has hit back at new claims he abuses his animals at his big cat sanctuary in South Africa, saying "you cannot abuse a lion."

This is the moment a cat was found alive 16 days after it was trapped under rubble in the devastating Italian earthquake.

It sounds like a cute initiative, but creating an underpass for penguins in Oamaru is no walk in the park.

Watch: A primary school north of Auckland has seen its roll surge in recent weeks with the opening of an unusual daycare.

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Despite the closure of the popular Tiger Temple, Thailand's tiger entertainment industry is on the rise.

Canterbury woman knows some people might think she's crazy, but she reckons she saw elusive big black cat last month.

An endangered NZ dolphin whose blowhole was deformed or became injured has learned to breathe through its mouth.

An endangered dolphin whose blowhole was deformed or became injured has learned to breathe through its mouth. Biologists studying a pod of Hector's dolphins off the coast of New Zealand were surprised to see the adult dolphin surfacing in an unusual way compared to other members of its group.

A man has been accused of breaking into a Massachusetts home and painting a dog purple before making a getaway in a stolen car.

Footage from AFP. Scientists studying whales in Australia have gained rare images of a white calf swimming with its mother as part of a project they hope will help conservation efforts.