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Kiwi chick arrives at Auckland Zoo
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

Why the internet is crying over this cat
Meet Little Andrew, a cat who held his owner's hands as he made his final trip to the vet.

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

Happy ending for dog stuck down crevice
A fire fighter was lowered into the natural limestone shaft - just 40cm wide - to rescue Middy who had been missing since Saturday.

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

Five reasons a raw diet could be good for your dog
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'

Vet clinic that goes extra mile
"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."

Zoo's last hippo dies
Faith, the last hippopotamus in New Zealand was put down by zoo staff yesterday.

Junk food? It's bad for kea
Kea researcher Paul van Klink has raised the issue that giving Keas mountain cafe food is damaging the birds' health.

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

Watch: Dancing kiwi shakes tail feathers
Footage of a kiwi apparently "dancing" around a feeder has been posted online by staff at the Orokonui Ecosanctuary, near Dunedin.

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

Boost for man's best friend
A medical trial to discover whether it is possible to extend the lifespan of pet dogs has shown early signs of success.

Why a dog's life may soon be a lot longer
A medical trial to discover whether it is possible to extend the lifespan of pet dogs has shown early signs of success.

Man's best friend mauled
The mauling of a 15-year-old dog in Masterton has left its owner feeling "wrenched".

Cats: Donald Trumps of animal kingdom
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.

Five ways to keep your injured dog happy
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

Watch: Zoo Shows Off Rare White Lion Cubs
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.

Inside the titivating world of dog shows
Dylan Cleaver meets the owners and competitors striving to be Best in Show and discovers if owners really do look like their pooches.

Watch: Rats named Jon Stewart and Stephen Hawking train to save lives in Tanzania
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.

Leopard saved from spot of bother
Panicked roars from underground alerted farmers to trapped leopard.

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

Hunting decimates famous wolf pack
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.

Cat people: Study finds truth in stereotypes
In honour of International Cat Day, a new study claims to confirm everything you suspected about feline fans.

Baby rhino born at Hamilton Zoo named
The male calf arrived in June, bringing the total number of white rhinos at the zoo to six.