Microscopic jellyfish could be the real culprit for the painful rash developed by some Western Bay beach-goers.

The scientist who has given a "sixth sense" to laboratory animals has promised an even bigger revolution in the research field he has pioneered.

A controversial decision by the environment authority to approve the introduction of 11 new species of dung beetle to this country has exposed serious weaknesses in our biosecurity processes.

Greymouth police impounded an unusual mode of transport on Saturday night - a horse.

Tiny is a bit special - he's the smallest turtle to be found in New Zealand waters.

The juvenile green turtle named Tiny is being released back into the wild after spending two years at Kelly Tarltons.

Twenty lambs have been found dead on a farm in Carterton, thought to have been savaged by dogs.

The SPCA's world famous driving dogs have all been adopted by the animal trainers who taught them their new tricks.

Almost half of India’s wildlife funding goes to the Bengal tiger, recent reports have shown.

A pitbull dog dumped on the side of a country road with a litter of seven newborn puppies was suffering and critically ill from having an unborn puppy still inside her.

It's interesting how a food scare on the other side of the world can create ripples right around the globe, writes Sue Kedgley.

A deer farm worker who was dismissed after more than 20 animals died from disease has been awarded more than $12,000.

More than 2,700 dogs of 187 breed and varieties have been on display at 137th the annual canine competition. Two new breeds, the Russell terrier and the Treeing Walker coonhound, will be introduced in the contest. It has been the biggest entry in 15 years and the award pets' owners are waiting for is The Best in Show, which will be announced later today.

Looking after the chicks orphaned by the mysterious deaths of adult yellow-eyed penguins on Otago Peninsula has become a fulltime job.

Bodies of more than 40 endangered yellow-eyed penguins have been found on Otago Peninsula, raising concerns of a repeat "mass mortality" event in 1990.

I visited China for a research project on the ivory trade in January. It took two years of groundwork first.

At two rodeos last month I watched as many in the crowd looked on, sealed off to the meaning of struggling frightened animals, writes Lynn Charlton.

Three weeks ago a 15-metre sperm whale corpse washed up on Paraparaumu beach, a coastal district about 40 minutes' drive north of Wellington.

A potential cat fight has quietened down in Paihia after a conservation group accused the SPCA of supporting a cat colony in the Village Green.

Two dogs attacked two children, a teenager, an elderly tourist and a dog control officer in Methven after escaping from their yard.

The SPCA'S famous driving dogs could star in their own television show.

A mare and her foal have been poisoned with a cocktail of prescription and over-the-counter drugs by a group of schoolboys.

Shelley Bridgeman isn't fond of cats. She's even gone as far as using cat repellent to keep the neighbourhood cats away.