A chain of Auckland pet stores is facing regular visits from SPCA inspectors after complaints about the welfare of their animals.

A NZ great white shark is believed to have set a world record for deep-sea diving, plunging to 1.2km below the surface on his way to Brisbane.

Police say a GPS device could provide vital information about what happened to missing yachtie Paul van Rensburg.

Wildlife enforcement officials have identified the Norwegians suspected of having been involved in slaughtering protected native kereru in NZ.

Two foreign visitors who tried to smuggle protected geckos out of the country have been jailed for 18 weeks each.

Five Norwegian men who shot New Zealand wildlife were today ducking for cover as a row continued over their YouTube video of protected kereru being slaughtered.

It was a question many Herald readers wanted answered - what the heck is a pseudorca?