That's why driver Campbell Hutchings nearly sped up his car when he thought he saw one of the invasive animals on the road, ...

The animal realm also has its stories. Animals are a critical component of our environment, both domesticated and wild and ...

A critically endangered New Zealand parrot is receiving much needed help. The flightless Kākāpō, though once widespread in ...

New Zealand artist Hannah Jensen Fox is renowned for her distinctive technique of carving delicate, nature-inspired designs ...

A controversial competition allowing New Zealand children to hunt feral cats for cash prizes has produced its largest haul to date, with nearly 400 cats killed during this year’s highly ...

We were after stoats, small carnivorous mammals introduced to New Zealand in the 1870s that are especially deadly to native birds. These animals are lean and lithe with kitten-like faces.

Very little is known about Powelliphanta augusta, an elusive snail species threatened with extinction. The new footage is the first time their bizarre egg laying behavior has been captured on camera.

These are animals that dive to great depths ... When a spade-toothed whale washed up at the mouth of New Zealand’s Taiari River in July, Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou, the local tribal authority ...

Over a decade after being relegated to the “world’s ugliest animal,” the blobfish made a resounding comeback and earned the “fish of the year” title in New Zealand. The decidedly ...

Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the world’s ugliest animal. But now it has been voted New Zealand’s “fish of the year” in a competition aimed at raising awareness of ...

Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones is ruling out an animal welfare code for aquaculture, saying it is "anti-Kiwi" and ...

Animal welfare groups cheered the government’s decision. “Thank you for listening to evidence, experts, and the New Zealand public. Thank you for paving the way for these dogs to live a good ...