Need to blow the cobwebs off you and your pooch? Let him loose in these dog-friendly parks around Auckland.

The British woman who was caught on a security camera cruelly dumping a cat in a wheelie bin has been identified.

Just nine of the 63 whales found stranded on a Northland beach on Friday have survived.

Eleven pilot whales have been successfully transported and refloated at Matai Bay after a mass stranding on Karikari Beach near Kaitaia yesterday.

The number of whales to have perished on Karikari beach has now reached 44 - but rescuers are trying to save 14 survivors.

Fifteen whales still battling for survival after a mass stranding in the Far North are in a "fairly poor condition" but rescuers still hope to save them.

Move over Paul the octopus - a new psychic force is predicting the outcomes of contests.

Conservationists are mystified by a sharp decline in numbers of the alpine animal called the ibex.

A man knocked to the ground by a pig in a Northland street says the public should be warned a wild boar could be on the loose.

Two men accused of packing 14 stolen sheep into a car have been jailed for 10 months.

Should a popular, well-used park give up part of its territory to a herd of imported elephants?

In Auckland backyards, chooks have become the ultimate in free-range, recessionary accessories. James Russell takes a peek over the fence.