Animals

It's time to ruffle some feathers: Our avian aficionados are back for part 2 of the Great Ireland vs. New Zealand Bird-off. Claire Concannon judges two bird nerds' top selections across multiple… Audio

Pets are now welcome onboard Auckland buses after two successful trial runs.

Small domestic pets must be in carriers and larger dogs on leads and muzzled.

Auckland councillor Josephine Bartley, a… Audio

Welcome to the great Ireland vs New Zealand bird-off. Two islands, a world apart – but which country has the better birds? Two bird nerds champion their nation's birds across four categories in an… Audio

Two islands, a world apart. Ireland vs. New Zealand – which nation has the better birds? Feathers will fly as two bird nerds argue for their treasured birdlife in the inaugural bird-off, judged by… Audio

Cardrona Valley will come alive this week to the sounds of dogs and mushers - competing in the country's only sled dog racing event on snow.

The South Island Siberian Husky Club will host about 40… Audio

Animal shelter Pet Refuge has enlisted the help of the iconic Buzzy Bee to help raise funds to keep its doors open.

Pet Refuge provides temporary shelter for pets from violent homes while their… Audio

The impact invasive species have on biodiversity is costing the world around $423 billion, with costs quadrupling every decade since the 1970s.

That comes from a new report out today on the drivers… Audio

Pets are part of the family.  It's devastating when they are stolen or go missing. Anne-Marie Curry founded and runs Sydney-based pet detective service Arthur & Co in 2017. It's the only one of its… Audio

Bringing your furry friend to work appears to be a trend in libraries across Tamaki Makaurau.koko_dog_v pkg The reading to dogs initiative has recently been set up at Warkworth Library, while Mangere… Video, Audio

Lily Duval, has drawn 50 of the critters we've talked about over the years and put them in a book that's being released next week. It's called Critters of Aoteaora. Lily speaks to Jesse. Audio

For a while now we've been looking at insects as a menu item for not only it's high protein value to our diets. But that doesn't  appear to be enough to convince people to put more crickets on their… Audio

Things have hit a bum note with Queenstown's famous singing sheep dog. Happy and his owner have been busking together in the resort for more than two and half decades. But an alleged gnarl up has led… Video, Audio

Australian researchers have found thousands of endangered bats roosting in a cave on a remote Fijian island. Experts previously believed the bats' population was only in the hundreds. Siteri Tikoca is… Audio

A new pair of takahē have been released into Wellington's predator free wildlife sanctuary.

Three-year-old female, Waitaa and six-year-old male Bendigo join two takahē already living in Zealandia, Te… Audio

The octopus is a highly intelligent and deeply mysterious creature. It changes colour as quickly as it can move, and it thinks with its tentacles. Marine biologist David Scheel has had a life-long… Audio

Students at the Unitec vet school are heading to Tonga to de-sex hundreds of dogs and provide care to the animal population on the island. Laura Harvey, Head of Environmental and Animal Sciences at… Audio

A wildlife carer hopes the Tawaki penguin she found washed up on an Australian beach, will survive its journey back to New Zealand.

Tracey Wilson, who manages Victoria's Mosswood Wildlife Rescue and… Audio

For over 40 years, Rhys Buckingham has been in search of the bird that doesn't want to be found. The orange-wattled South Island kokako, also dubbed the 'grey ghost' is assumed to be extinct by the… Audio