A fossil discovery of an ancient relative of the Australian magpie which lived in New Zealand some 19 million years ago ...

There are renewed calls from animal rights advocates for an end to colony-cage egg farms. The Open Wing Alliance launched an ...

Two projects led by researchers from the College of Sciences have received funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation ...

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.

"I believe that Kumimanu is close to the upper limit of a flightless seabird and I do not expect substantially larger ...

The kakapo is a flightless parrot found only in New Zealand. Discover why this rare bird walks, climbs, and waddles instead ...

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 ...

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.

New Zealand plans to outlaw greyhound racing because too many dogs are hurt or killed, the government said Tuesday, spelling an end to the practice in one of the few countries where it still operates.

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 ...

After the ban of conventional cages, producers had the option to move to colony cages, barns and free-range systems.