Around the world, attitudes to pets vary widely. In this country it can be something of a surprise when dogs appear in the cabin.

Auckland SPCA is overrun with rabbits. The organisation is hunting for homes for more than 40 rabbits - and staff say it's a great time to adopt.

While sharks are usually feared more for their fangs, researchers have captured video footage of thresher sharks which use their tails as a weapon to stun or kill prey.

Two people have admitted to selling rock lobster gathered with authorisation for whanau gatherings.

Incredible dog tricks by Jumpy the border collie A proud dog owner has shared a video of his border collie Jumpy doing some of the most impressive dog tricks we've ever seen! courtesy Omar von Muller.

Two canine travellers caused a stir on a 10-hour international flight after Air New Zealand let the French bulldogs sit at the feet of their celebrity owners.

An Australian desert-dwelling parrot which hops like a kangaroo and hasn't been seen alive for more than a century has tongues wagging in the ornithological world.

A kind stranger has stepped in to help a family after their miniature horse was mauled to death by a roving dog.

Attacks on guide dogs by out-of-control canines have increased this year, leaving owners and animals injured and distressed.

Danielle Wright takes a look underneath the sea at the Auckland War Memorial Museum's Moana - My Ocean exhibition.

A farmer who left his herd of calves without food and water for months at his leased Papamoa farm neglected the animals so he could attend to his sick wife and newborn child.

High winds proved no tall order as Fanana the giraffe safely completed an epic journey from Sydney to Christchurch this morning.

Rules to protect the endangered Hector's dolphin from set nets in Akaroa Harbour may not go far enough, new research suggests.

The world's top dolphin scientists have urged the New Zealand government to act now to protect the Maui's dolphin marine environment or risk the species being extinct in 20 years.

A beloved miniature pony has died after it was rescued from a rampaging dog by two men wielding planks of wood to subdue the crossbreed.

A large seabird, more used to the big blue ocean than wide green paddocks, ended up on a Taranaki farm at the weekend.

Kiwis spend $1.6 billion on their pets annually. We pamper our pooches more than our grandparents ever could have imagined.

The group responsible for phasing out battery chicken cages within a decade has bowed to industry pressure and proposed extending the timetable.

The zoo in Novosibirsk, Russia's third-largest city, is home to a unique animal - the liliger. That's a big cat breed where the father is a lion and the mother is a lion-tiger hybrid, called a liger.