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Love at Auckland Zoo
To celebrate Valentine's Day Regan Schoultz visited Auckland Zoo to see first-hand the animal attraction on show.

Doggy speed dating for Valentine's
A new doggy speed dating service was set up to help Aucklanders find love this Valentine’s Day. Dozens of Auckland Council Animal Shelter dogs were at Victoria Park on Friday looking for love.

Pooches turning to buzz cuts to beat heat
Pampered pooches struggling with the heatwave are causing lengthy backlogs at grooming centres.

Photos: How animals sleep
Auckland photographer Kathrin Simon spent months at Auckland Zoo at night, waiting for the perfect moment to capture Wildlife under the night sky.

No it's not a burglar, it's a kiwi
A Northland woman was home alone when, at 2 o'clock this morning, she heard footsteps on her deck.

Venomous snake devoured for dinner
"Dinner time!" An officer with the Department of Parks and Wildlife in Western Australia captured this incredible photo.

Man stumbles across shark in surf
A man walking his dogs came across a shark rolling in the surf this morning, near where five sharks were seen yesterday.

Belly up: Water 'sabotage' kills pet fish
Punakaiki residents say they want to be told if chlorine is added to their drinking-water supply.

Thugs bunny: Home wanted for giant rabbit
Not a dog or a cat person? Then how about a fluffy bunny the size of a dog?

Man throws alligator into drive-through
Florida authorities have arrested a man accused of throwing a live alligator through a restaurant's drive-through window.

Doggy IQ test: How smart is your pooch?
Many dog owners suspect their pet is smarter than the average hound.

Puppy Bowl: Team Fluff v Team Ruff
84 dogs, 315 poo bags and a whole lot of peanut butter. Awwwwww!

Dogs take pride of place
It was the humans doing the sitting yesterday while their dogs strutted the catwalk at the Auckland Pride Dog Show.

Shark watch: Sightings at the Mount
There are reports of a large shark swimming off the coast of Mount Maunganui today.

New tarantula species named after country music legend
It is big, hairy, and if one sinks its fangs in you it will burn, burn, burn like a ring of fire.

Let's go, let's go! Big cats take on car
A group of tourists got the surprise of their life when their car bumper was ripped clean off by a playful lion.

Three-legged dog's long wait for 'forever home'
Tiger is the longest serving animal at the Tauranga SPCA shelter.

Gullible much? Seagull story classic joke
The story of a man who lured a pack of seagulls onto a train with a bag of fish and chips took the internet by storm this week, but it turns out it's nothing more than an old joke.

New twist in little blue penguin case
The curious case of a huddle of Aussie invaders that long managed to blend in with our native little blue penguins has just taken another twist.

'I saw my dog soaked in blood'
GRAPHIC WARNING. An animal transportation company is under fire after one dog died on a flight to NZ and another ripped its own toenails out.

NZ's own Paw Patrol
The Aviation Security Service New Zealand (Avsec NZ) dogs have noses so powerful they can smell a bone over a kilometre away.

Hunt auction raises hackles
Animal rights groups are aghast this country is again being promoted as a premier destination for enthusiasts.

Trophy hunts to be offered in NZ
Trophy hunting is an industry that reportedly pumps tens of millions of dollars into the New Zealand economy each year.

Former All Black WAG wants cat back
Former All Black WAG Brooke McAlister wants her Romeo back - and internet mogul Kim Dotcom is stumping up $5000 as a reward for the cat's safe return.

Proof your cat loves you five times less than your dog
Are you a dog or cat person? It's a debate that has divided animal lovers for generations.

Timur and Amur break up
Unlikely pair Amur and Timur captivated animal lovers in November, after the goat was placed in the tiger's enclosure as a meal.