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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.
After the ban of conventional cages, producers had the option to move to colony cages, barns and free-range systems.
T he blobfish defied its reputation as the world’s ugliest animal to become New Zealand’s Fish of the Year, winning by about ...
New Zealand's government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. Farmers quickly condemned the plan.
From wild nests to the Auckland Zoo, the rarest bird in New Zealand just wrapped up its breeding season — and it was a ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gases that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change ...
New Zealand law requires they be checked every 12 hours so the animal can be dispatched without undue suffering. Collectively, the 400 self-resetting traps at Kavanagh’s field sites dispatched ...
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 New Zealand government said Tuesday that it would ban greyhound racing starting in 2026, citing concerns over the rate of injuries and fatalities among racing dogs.
Rangers Jim Fyfe and Tūmai Cassidy walk alongside a rare spade-toothed whale on July 5, 2024, after its was found washed ashore on a beach near Otago, New Zealand.
New Zealand artist Hannah Jensen Fox is renowned for her distinctive technique of carving delicate, nature-inspired designs into acrylic paint, transforming each work into a richly textured ...
The New Zealand government said Tuesday that it would move to ban greyhound racing starting in 2026, citing concerns over the rate of injuries and deaths among racing dogs. “Despite significant ...