Mum, 1-year-old son killed in polar bear attack
More details have been released after the attack in an isolated Alaska whaling village.
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Sealife dead on East Coast beach after Cyclone Hale
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Best Beach 2023: Six60 star’s surprising pick for NZ’s top beach
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Heartbroken family appeals for fireworks ban after pet dog spooked, run over
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Kim Kardashian has been issued with a warning from PETA over dogs in garage
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Kitten survives possible hawk attack, what he needs now
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Queenstown neighbours fired up over American billionaire’s fireworks display
Plans for an extravagant fireworks display in rural Queenstown have outraged neighbours.
Focus: How to stay safe around sharks this summer
Shark expert Dr Riley Elliott explains how to stay safe around sharks at holiday hotspots plus reveals his new app that lets you track sharks in real-time this summer. Video / NZ Herald
Backlash over dog dyed to look like The Grinch
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'If we’d stayed ... I’d be dead': Cat's 'holiday' helps mum, child escape violence
Animal charity may be forced to turn away pets in danger this Christmas.
'Massive taboo': Why it took scientists so long to find this clitoris
"A crucial piece of anatomy was missing from this conversation."
Can Australia save a rare reptile by moving it to a cooler place?
New York Times: How far should humans go to protect nature as the world warms?
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Super-mosquito ‘invasion’ could trigger malaria surge
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The most unusual pet insurance claims of 2022 revealed
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Meet Barbara the T-Rex, Auckland Museum's newest dinosaur
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Mystery of missing albatross eggs may never be solved
DoC says it may never crack the case of Dunedin's missing albatross eggs.