Animals

By Kate Evans: Just like humans, animals go through ‘wildhood’—a time of experimentation, creativity, danger and learning. Audio

A surprisingly 'fire-proof frog' has emerged from 2019's Black Summer fires. Lead researcher, University of Newcastle's Dr Chad Berankek talks to Jesse. Audio

Wild pigs in St Bathans in Central Otago are unnerving residents and putting them constantly on alert.

In March, a wild boar charged a man, knocked him out, dislocated his shoulder - and narrowly… Audio

May 2 was World Tuna Day so this week we're talking about the endangered southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii. Tuna have been dubbed the Ferraris of the ocean because they're sleek, powerful and… Audio

Salmon farms, seaweed life and snowless ski-fields are all bearing the brunt of recent heatwaves, according to a new study out today. The research, which will be published in the academic journal… Audio

Today on the Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Sue Kedgley and David Farrar discuss why vet bills are so pricey. Plus, our panellists tell us what has been on their mind this week. Audio

The main handler of Invercargill's celebrity tuatara Henry is retiring this month, after a relationship dating back more than five decades. Lindsay Hazley met Henry back in 1970, then a schoolboy… Audio

"Smelly, dirty and diseased." Just some of the words associated with rats.

But an Auckland assistant vet is hoping to turn all that around.

Belinda Clarke breeds pet rats and loves them so much, she… Audio

New Zealand livestock has a top-class reputation internationally. Exports by sea are banned, so how else do we send animals offshore? Audio

By Gregor Thompson: the rags-to-riches story of the kunekune pig, New Zealand’s cutest ambassador. Audio

A decision on the future of greyhound racing has been pushed back until after the election. A move animal rights advocates say is a betrayal.

The government put greyhound racing on notice at the end… Video, Audio

The National Party is promising to reverse a ban on live animal exports if it's elected to government.

The ban has only just come into effect, with the last shipment of animals leaving Napier this… Audio

The aftermath of cyclone Gabrielle is still being felt across many places on the North Island. In the wake of the cyclone many kiwi conservation project workers are still out there assessing any… Audio

Organisers of a hunting contest in the South Island have made a U-turn after receiving what they describe as "vile emails and messages".

The North Canterbury Hunting Competition planned to give $250… Audio

A growing body of research suggests that bees are sentient, self aware and have emotional lives. It raises questions about how bees are used in the agricultural sector or in laboratory experiments… Audio

Wellington Zoo is now home to a pair of snow leopard sisters. Asha and Manju have come from Melbourne Zoo and are the only snow leopards in New Zealand.

Our visual journalist Samuel Rillstone went to… Video, Audio