Twenty two taiko chicks were hatched from 26 eggs this breeding season, nine more chicks than the previous seasonal record of 13.

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

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.

Pampered pooches struggling with the heatwave are causing lengthy backlogs at grooming centres.

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

A Northland woman was home alone when, at 2 o'clock this morning, she heard footsteps on her deck.

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

China's ocean theme parks is capturing some of the world's most magnificent and intelligent animals from the wild and keeping many of them in cramped, inadequate conditions.

Scientists say horses understand us more than we think.

Punakaiki residents say they want to be told if chlorine is added to their drinking-water supply.

Not a dog or a cat person? Then how about a fluffy bunny the size of a dog?

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

Many dog owners suspect their pet is smarter than the average hound.

84 dogs, 315 poo bags and a whole lot of peanut butter. Awwwwww!

It was the humans doing the sitting yesterday while their dogs strutted the catwalk at the Auckland Pride Dog Show.

There are reports of a large shark swimming off the coast of Mount Maunganui today.

A group of tourists got the surprise of their life when their car bumper was ripped clean off by a playful lion.

Tiger is the longest serving animal at the Tauranga SPCA shelter.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Trophy hunting is an industry that reportedly pumps tens of millions of dollars into the New Zealand economy each year.

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.

Are you a dog or cat person? It's a debate that has divided animal lovers for generations.