Animals

Police say the dog that killed an elderly woman in an attack in her Far North backyard was a household pet. The community in Moerewa is shocked and grieving after the woman, in her 70s, died - and her… Audio

When a cat called Harry arrived at the Dunedin SPCA, he tipped the scales at 11.72 kilograms. That's nearly three times the weight that he should have been. But our next guest says that although… Audio

An elderly woman has been killed and two people have been injured in a dog attack in the Northland town of Moerewa.

Northland police are investigating the horrific attack which happened at half past… Audio

Giant penguins weighing up to 150 kilograms once roamed the waters around New Zealand. Claire Concannon speaks to a palaeontologist and learns about penguin evolution, extinct species that dwarfed… Audio

How did penguins go from flying in the air, to 'flying' underwater? Claire Concannon speaks to a palaeontologist to learn about penguin evolution across 62 million years and the extinct giant penguin… Audio

Sharks are some of the oldest species on the planet, and some of the most misrepresented in mainstream media. Shark expert Andrew Stewart, curator at Te Papa and co-author of a new kids' book, Mangō​:… Audio

Professor Jochen Mannhart is a physicist whose scientific work could prove to be a conservation game changer. Every year tens of thousands of African elephants continue to be hunted down and killed by… Audio

Deer Wars tells the story of the 50-year struggle to control New Zealand's red deer population. Lives were lost and fortunes made. Audio

Animal control is grappling with a surge in dog attacks in Auckland. There have been almost 2500 attacks in the year to June, 250 more than the same time last year. Over 2500 canines had to be put… Audio

Three unlikely bedfellows have joined forces - calling for urgent action over what they say is an exploding population of browsing pests across the country.

Federated Farmers, the New Zealand… Audio

The kea's cry is getting louder around Nelson Lakes. Local trampers are delighted by the rising number of kea sightings in the area thanks to the Conservation Department's labour-intensive pest… Audio

Wellington boasts some pretty cosy spots for seals to shelter away from chilly southerlies.

A rarely spotted leopard seal with a nasty bite was found bathing in the rain on Freyberg Beach on Tuesday… Audio

Debbie Marshall is the operations manager at Tiritiri Matangi wildlife sanctuary. She tells Jesse what it takes to keep it all running smoothly and the challenges the island faces. Audio

Drones are being used to conduct aerial observations of a grounded fishing vessel in Banks Peninsula.

The 25 metre Austro Carina ran aground at Red Bluff, and had about 10,000 litres of diesel and… Audio

Environment Canterbury concedes an oil spill near a marine reserve is not able to be contained. The 25-metre long Austro Carina crashed into the rocks and ran aground at Canterbury's Shell Bay on the… Audio

Jesse talks to 15-year-old Josh Wilson-Jones who apparently has the best guinea pigs in the country. Audio

Cultural omen of darkness, reservoir of deadly viruses - bats don't have the best reputation. But they do have some impressive and potentially helpful biological quirks, including the ability to… Audio

Scientists are experimenting with sound to try and bring birds back to depleted environments. Breeding calls are being played out on Palmyra Atoll near Hawaii....and it appears to be working. The… Audio

New research has found tuatara sperm are fast moving and three times longer than the human version.

But the viability of the sperm is hugely variable.

Researchers at Victoria University of… Audio