Auckland Zoo has welcomed its first new arrival of the season with the birth of a kiwi chick. The zoo announced the news on Twitter

Meet Little Andrew, a cat who held his owner's hands as he made his final trip to the vet.

Vets are urging owners to keep their dogs away from poison after two fell sick in Auckland over the past week.

A fire fighter was lowered into the natural limestone shaft - just 40cm wide - to rescue Middy who had been missing since Saturday.

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Somewhere in this incredible photo is a leopard - but many are struggling to spot it.

Raw diets are not for every dog, but there's a reason they've been rising in popularity over the last few years. Nicknamed the 'BARF'

"We're not a free charity at all but we try to bend the rules sometimes for the animals' benefit and when the owners are doing the best for their animal."

A 12-year old hunter who posted photos of herself with a dead giraffe, zebra and impala has hit back after outrage over her controversial hobby.

Kea researcher Paul van Klink has raised the issue that giving Keas mountain cafe food is damaging the birds' health.

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New Zealanders own more pets per household than anywhere else in the world, apart from the United States, according to a new report

Footage of a kiwi apparently "dancing" around a feeder has been posted online by staff at the Orokonui Ecosanctuary, near Dunedin.

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COMMENT: We have a seemingly intractable conflict of ideas on our hands when it comes to the native wood pigeon or kereru.

A medical trial to discover whether it is possible to extend the lifespan of pet dogs has shown early signs of success.

A medical trial to discover whether it is possible to extend the lifespan of pet dogs has shown early signs of success.

This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus Tristram Clayton finds out about a brand new SPCA initiative that’s teaching NZ kids about being a responsible pet owner in a way that keeps them focused and engaged.

COMMENT: This week Colin got stuck under our house. During the half hour we spent trying to talk him out, I came to realisation dogs don't speak English.

If we had it our way, our pets would never get injured. But owning a dog can be like looking after an accident-prone child sometimes

A zoo in a Ukrainian village has introduced its newest arrivals to the public for the first time: five newborn white lion cubs. The color mutation is rarely seen in the wild.

Dylan Cleaver meets the owners and competitors striving to be Best in Show and discovers if owners really do look like their pooches.

Rats are being trained to sniff out landmines and tuberculosis in Tanzania as part of a project which could one day use rodents to diagnose cancer. Landmines continue to maim and kill across Africa and Asia but with the rats' help the Belgian nonprofit organisation Apopo has already neutralised 83,000 of the weapons.

Panicked roars from underground alerted farmers to trapped leopard.

A stray dog waited six months outside a hotel in Argentina for an air stewardess who showed him just a little bit of affection.

One of the most studied wolf packs in the world is gone thanks to an Alaska policy that allows hunters to kill wolves and other large predators in the state's national wildlife refuges.

In honour of International Cat Day, a new study claims to confirm everything you suspected about feline fans.

The male calf arrived in June, bringing the total number of white rhinos at the zoo to six.

A mischievous pup had his front legs hacked off, but he's been given another chance at life.