A long-awaited threat management plan for Maui's dolphins is to be announced next month - but one MP has questioned whether the Government is going far enough to protect the critically endangered species.

Dog owners are being urged to keep their pets out of kiwi zones after four dogs were seen wandering inside Opua Forest in Northland.

Move over, Gareth Morgan. A Dunedin woman concerned about the number of feral cats roaming the city has a radical solution for ridding Dunedin of such its undesirables.

Animals are blessed at the annual SPCA Auckland Blessing of the Animals, held at St Matthew-In-The-City, Auckland

Four abandoned blue heeler puppies rescued by members of the public have been euthanised.

A pod of dolphins has been putting on acrobatic shows for residents on the North Shore.

Elisabeth Easther reckons a farm stay could help satisfy your country craving

A Northland community has rocked the international lizard world with the possible discovery of a new species of skink at Bream Head.

A sighting of a Haast tokoeka kiwi chick at Orokonui Ecosanctuary is an important milestone for the recovery of the rare native bird, the Department of Conservation says.

A Gisborne woman suffered serious facial injuries in what's been described as a "horrific" attack by two dogs.

Muzzled and waiting in a sterile room for the vet's lethal injection, this was the last sight that 3338 dogs in Auckland saw.

A 5-year-old boy is in a stable condition in hospital after being bitten by a dog in south Auckland last night.

A 5-year-old boy has been hospitalised after being bitten on the face by a pit bull, believed to be a family pet, in South Auckland.

Three dead whales have washed up on West Coast beaches in as many days.

A shivering litter of tiny blue heeler puppies was dumped on city streets on one of the coldest nights of the year.

What are believed to be the first prosecutions over Central Otago's rabbit problem are set to go to court next week.