A Northern Territory goose hunter fought off a crocodile by wrestling it and poking it in the eyes, police say.

Volunteers have gone into South Island back country looking for white-tailed deer which may have been killed by a Department of Conservation 1080 poison drop.

Skinks might not be as ''sexy'' as other endangered wildlife but giving $146,000 to support the work of a community group focusing on boosting the Otago skink population is money well spent, Conservation Minister Nick Smith says.

Scientists yesterday discovered the eyes were 35cm wide, at least 8cm bigger than the last one.

New Zealand scientists hope to discover what makes 350kg deep sea beast tick. Watch a live stream of the examination.

Fiordland crested penguin Munro is making the most of the spring sunshine.

A dogs' home in northern England says it is "overwhelmed" after an online appeal raised 1 million ($2m) in 24 hours from more than 110,000 donations.

Man's best friend is more closely aligned to humans than many dog owners may realise.

Hotels are now offering special packages for pampered pooches, writes Sarah Marshall.

Ever wanted to meet a kiwi up close? Auckland Zoo is offering a chance to do just that with a behind-the-scenes kiwi experience.

There's been a proliferation of pre-election political panels in the run-up to this election - more than I can remember, which is a healthy sign in our democracy.

The man killed by a shark at Byron Bay in New South Wales joked with his parents during their last conversation about the risk sharks posed.

The start of a war will be commemorated this week -- one waged not on foreign battlefields, but across our own offshore islands.

Sally Hibbard offers 10 suggestions offer tangible ways to support animal welfare and the protection of animal habitats through simple actions and choices.

Horrified swimmers describe seeing a huge shark in Australian waters after man killed in front of them.

There are oodles of adorable animals making a mark on our Instagram account, Nicky Park has picked the eight that you need to be following.

Passengers on a flight to New Zealand got a scare when a large centipede scuttled up the leg of a first class passenger.

The father of a boy seriously injured in a dog attack has been charged as a result of the incident.

In a strange twist to an already bizarre tale, the half-sister of a baby girl killed when she was snatched by dingoes in Australia has become an advocate for the very animals that took her.

Michael Wheeler cannot imagine a life of independence without Friend - he pushes open doors, picks up fallen pencils and even fetches Michael's lunch from the refrigerator for him.

Tuatahi, meaning first in Maori, hatched at Kiwi Encounter at Rainbow Springs in Rotorua, on Thursday.

If you want to experience a close encounter with a lemur, you can now skip a trip to Madagascar and go straight to Wellington Zoo.

Crouch, touch, paws, engage. Outspoken anti-cat campaigner Gareth Morgan will this month meet his match in the founder of America's huge no-kill movement, Rich Avanzino.

Weighing more than seven Tyrannosaurus rex, or a modern Boeing 737, and longer than a swimming pool, a newly discovered species of dinosaur would have "feared nothing" scientists say.

The world is a step closer to a low-emission sheep, thanks to leading work by Kiwi and US researchers.