Animals

This week's critter is a rare species of planthopper that lives in a cave in Mohua Golden Bay. We don't know much about this mysterious, cave-dwelling insect except that it's almost blind and has… Audio

If you think you've been hearing more beautiful birdsong in the Capital you're ears aren't lying. Latest figures show native birds have increased by 51 per cent on Wellington's Miramar Peninsula. This… Audio

A tiny bit of tech has delivered a big result for a Palmerston North family - reuniting twins three and a half years after one of them went missing.

Moss the moggie was adopted with his brother, Roy… Video, Audio

Auckland is one week away from imposing a ban on breeding, buying and selling some parrot species.NZ President of the Parrot Society Hayden van Hooff talks to Jesse about what that will mean for… Audio

It's fair to say some feathers were ruffled last year when the Pekapeka tou-roa - or Long-Tailed Bat - was crowned Bird of the Year.

Well, it will be a fleeting reign.

Forest and Bird has announced… Audio

Native bird numbers in Wellington are soaring and pest numbers are going down.

But what else needs to be done to support our feathered friends?

Wellington City Council urban ecology manager Hank… Audio

Around two-hundred dogs have died from toxic algae in the past decade, here in Aotearoa.

Found in waterways, the algae is one of the most toxic natural compounds in the world.

But while the risk to… Video, Audio

Kākāpō conservation efforts are paying off.

Latest figures show a population of 216 birds, the highest since records began.

Kākāpō recovery programme science advisor Dr Andrew Digby tells us what… Audio

Professor Elodie Briefer of the University of Copenhagen is an expert on communication with animals, and how their vocal signals contain information about what species they are, which group they're… Audio

Costa Botes has had a long career directing both drama and documentary film. His latest observational documentary When the Cows Come Home, premieres at this years Whanau Marama: New Zealand… Audio

For the first time in about 200 years, humpback whales have been spotted feeding off the Mangawhai Heads north of Auckland.

Whales were once plentiful around New Zealand, but when whaling began… Audio

Two German Shepherd breeders have been banned from owning animals for almost a decade after keeping more than 60 dogs in what the SPCA describes as a "hell hole".

Some were in filthy cages so small… Video, Audio

The legality of rodeo has been questioned today at the High Court.

The Animal Law Association and animal rights group SAFE want to bring an end to what they say is an "unnecessary and unlawful"… Audio

Jackie Flynn Mogensen is a reporter with the American magazine, Mother Jones. Her recent article 'A Plane of Monkeys, a Pandemic, and a Botched Deal: Inside the Science Crisis You've Never Heard Of'… Audio

SPCAs around Aotearoa are heaving and the Christchurch branch is no exception after more than 20 puppies were dumped near the Waimakariri River.

That means foster pet parents are close to maxed out… Video, Audio

Did you know you can go on a virtual dive into New Zealand marine reserves and help discover and count our fish species? Spyfish Aotearoa is a citizen science project between DOC and the charitable… Audio

What's the difference between an ordinary bull and a genetically gifted one?

Well, going by the example of one extraordinary beast named Priests Sierra - it is fathering thousands of calves.

The… Audio

Backyard-bird enthusiasts have once again risen to the occasion for the annual Garden Bird Survey.

The project is like a census for birds of sorts, and sees tens of thousands of people each year out… Audio