Animals

The whekau (also known as the laughing owl, hakoke, or korehengi) is one of only two species of owls native to Aotearoa.  Audio

In New Plymouth the animal control officers have picked up a stray bull - not their usual guest at the pound. No one has claimed the unnamed bull, so this Wednesday it's heading to auction at the… Audio

In Miramar a pair of nesting Karearea - A.K.A New Zealand Falcon - have taken to harassing walkers and their pets on a local trail. In response Wellington council has temporarily closed a section of… Audio

Forest and Bird has been overrun with votes in its Bird of the Century competition.

Hundreds of thousands have been cast, so many it hasn't been able to count them all and has had to delay announcing… Audio

Figures from ACC have revealed the eye-watering cost of dog attacks across Aotearoa.

Northland reporter Peter de Graaf finds out which parts of the country are worst affected, and what's behind the… Audio

By the mid 70’s things were about to change dramatically. The hunters had become so efficient they were shooting themselves out of a job. Audio

Wallace and panellists Anton Matthews and Sally Wenley discuss Waka Kotahi's e-scooter safety report and we find out who Birdcare Aotearoa is backing in the Bird of the Century competition. Also, we… Audio

Fifty-six nesting pairs of the critically endangered kōtuku have landed this year at Aotearoa's only breeding spot at Whataroa on the South Island's West Coast, and chicks are now hatching every day.

While crowds filled Flemington Park for Tuesday's Melbourne Cup, other onlookers gathered outside in protest.

A hundred and sixty-eight Australian and seven NZ horses died on race tracks this year… Audio

The mid 1960’s are the golden years for aerial hunters. Venison prices are high, fuel costs low and there seems no end to the deer. But something has to change. Audio

A population of a rare lizards has been found in a back garden in Central Hawke's Bay. It's the first time the Hawke's Bay Skink has been found in the area, with the only other known population inside… Audio

An investigation into possible animal cruelty is being launched after more than a dozen birds were found coated in a glue-like substance near the Queensgate Shopping Centre in Lower Hutt.

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The sperm whale that was stranded on Christchurch's Brighton Beach on Saturday was buried Sunday night.

Local iwi, Department of Conservation representatives, residents and volunteers stayed late… Audio

A diver was lucky to lose only his flippers when he was attacked by what's believed to be a great white shark. The diver was part of a commercial crew collecting paua off the Wairarapa Coast yesterday… Audio

Shooting from choppers is a game changer but teams are learning from scratch, working at break-neck pace in such dangerous terrain that an accident is always on the cards. Audio

Wanted: three to four acres of flat land in the Napier-Hastings area. Reward: the money-can't-buy joy of giving local dogs a new home away from home. Owners of a Hawke's Bay doggy daycare decimated by… Audio

A flood of puppies is not as delicious as it sounds, when they've been dumped on your doorstep at just eight weeks old. And right now Auckland Council is drowning in them. Twenty-nine puppies have… Video, Audio