It's the dream of many a youngster to own a pony. Shelley Bridgeman takes a look at what is actually involved.

Three-year-old Oracle Brampton was savagely mauled by a dog while trying to pat it.

Farmers are threatening to tear down the predator-proof fence that surrounds the Maungatautari wildlife sanctuary - once seen as a visionary collaboration

A devastating pig disease which broke out in the North Island in 2003 and crossed to the South Island in 2006 is still spreading, farmers say.

In a secret spot, restricted to visitors, Jim Eagles marvels at the elegant, isolated beauty of NZ's only flock of endangered white heron.

Animals just keep on dying of neglect at the notorious Kiev Zoo.

A glimpse of the creatures given a second chance to flourish at Bioparc.

Africa, Asia and Europe converge in a capital abuzz with surreal sights, finds Brett Atkinson.

Images of the world's most beloved polar bear, Knut, who lived at the Berlin Zoo.

Killer ray skin the latest in leather but can come with qualms of conscience.

Delicious cheese is a serious business at Crescent Dairy Goats farm in Kumeu, writes Phil Parker.