Popular fete offers early start for Christmas shopping
A wide range of regular and new stalls will be there this year.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromPets & Animals
Dogs need to be socialised as early as possible - dog trainer
A dog trainer believes there needs to be more education around socialising canines.
Cat fight: Neighbours end up in court over kittens
One neighbour accused the other of feeding her cats.
Motorway mayhem as driver dodges ducklings
A duck walkabout with a gaggle of ducklings caused chaos on a Dunedin motorway.
Rising possum numbers in Hawke’s Bay; landowners asked to cull
Move to a possum contractor model has been parked, as council focuses on cyclone.
Adopted 'sweet little dog' seriously injured
A "beautiful sweet little dog” was injured, returned to vet days after adoption.
Hero police dog who hunted 'baddest of criminals' put down after cancer battle
Oden, 5, had been part of Tāmaki Makaurau police dog section for a number of years.
Holy hounds and communion cats: Animals blessed in special church ceremony
Hastings parishioners were able to take their best friends to church on Sunday.
4WD: Four-wheeled-dog caught behind the wheel
Police were stunned when the photo appeared to show a good boy behind the wheel.
Art to help dogs: Northland art project to help dog owners who can't afford vet care
A creative new fundraising campaign aims to help Northland's neglected dogs get vet care.
Bird numbers at Whanganui's Virginia Lake aviary slashed
The drop in bird numbers was down to natural attrition and rehoming.
Wingspan celebrates completion of $2.4m display aviaries and breeding chambers
The third stage of the project is set to begin in 2024.
Geese and wallaby woes: What Rotorua candidates think of Predator Free 2050
Candidates were asked what their parties would do to control pests.
Pet food company must pay $220k after worker's finger amputated
It was the company's second amputation incident in three years.
Hastings dog attack victim wants dog owners to do more to decrease risk
However, dog attacks are decreasing overall in Hawke's Bay.
Hopes for speedy recovery for turtle missing flipper
A rare black sea turtle with only three flippers has washed up on a Northland beach.
A win-win situation: New programme pairs unwanted adult cats with elderly Far North residents
"Everyone wants kittens, so there’s a lot of adult cats in the rescue".
Middle NZ: The circle of life moves us
Epsom salt baths and separating her from the flock couldn't save her. But then, new life.
The Conversation: Is it okay to kiss your pet?
While pets have many mental health benefits, they can spread infectious diseases too.
Number of dogs being put down in Auckland doubles in year
Auckland Council is now looking at ways to increase capacity at shelters.
The weird and wonderful ways that party votes become MPs
Just 46 per cent of the vote is enough to form a government in New Zealand. Here's why.
World’s tallest dog dies after cancer battle
The great dane was more than two metres tall on his hind legs.
Auckland police's 'ruff' callout after dog's head stuck in kennel roof
Police faced a ruff callout - it ended in unexpected licks and cuddles.
'Slack practice': Fisher trawled in zone protecting threatened dolphins
Warrick Harris 'should have known better' when he trawled in the prohibited zone 19 times.
Watch: Pest Patrol – dogs enlisted for pest-free Banks Peninsula success
Pest Free Banks Peninsula wants to eradicate all animal pests by 2050.
‘Upsetting and horrific’: Young sea lion shot and killed
DoC investigating attack on female sea lion in "nationally vulnerable" population.
Watch: '30m views' - Kākā bird's incredible act caught on camera, goes global
Unsuspecting NZ bird has lit up the internet with his antics viewed more than 30m times.
St John sets out to find Hawke’s Bay’s new paw patrol
Do you have a doggo, a good boy or girl, that could share some animal aroha?
'Magnificent creature': Dead whale washes up on Auckland beach
An estimated 30-40 people from surrounding houses and suburbs have come down to see it.
Wildlife photographer of the year - a sneak peek
The top wildlife photo award is announced next month. Here's a look at some of the best.
Unbelieve-a-bull! Cops stop Nebraska man with bull riding shotgun in his car
'We didn’t have a full understanding of it until we saw it.'
'Incredible' photos emerge during largest Loch Ness Monster hunt in 50 years
Fish, fact or fiction - the monster is big business for the Scottish highlands.
Longest alligator recorded in Mississippi caught by hunters
Giant gator weighed 364kg and was more than 4m long.
How heavy is Frank the meerkat? London Zoo weighs its 14,000 animals
New York Times: It can’t be easy to weigh a meerkat, but boy, does it look like fun.