Hand-picked NZ bumblebees waiting to be sent to Britain on a pollination "rescue mission" have died in captivity.

Kopi luwak is a blend made from the droppings of small cat-like creatures found in Indonesia, and costs $50 for 50g here.

An orca that washed up dead near Whakatane has been buried in a nearby Maori cemetery despite researchers wanting to perform an autopsy.

Milo the terrier-cross sparked a police call-out when he wandered onto the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

Staff at Orana Park in Christchurch are planning a competition to name their newest arrival.

Christchurch police are hunting a burglar who choked a pet dog, which died in the arms of its distraught teenage companion.

The NZ anti-whaling activist has been called a "fascist" and a "terrorist" by a jeering spectator during his court appearance in Tokyo.

Wild Vets is tame but tolerable, argues Deborah Hill Cone.

Ordering a former SPCA general manager to pay $7000 in legal costs could put employees off going to the ERA, says a union.

Whale's calls of distress brought mother and brother dangerously close to shore.