Jenny Balcarras and her daughter, Selah Reed, were reported missing on Monday.
World
Thu, Nov 5
Two pods are stranded at Ngawi, on the south-east tip of the North Island.
Environment
Don Schwass uses decades of tracking experience to reunite desperate owners with their missing dogs, from Nelson to Texas and Thailand.
New Zealand
Tue, Nov 3
Fishery Officers will be able to issue the fines to those gathering shellfish illegally around Auckland and Coromandel intertidal zones from November 26.
Mon, Nov 2
Satellite tracking has revealed where rescued green sea turtles travel and feed around New Zealand.
Sun, Nov 1
The attack occurred during a special event for children at the Johannismühle Wildlife Park south of Berlin.
Fri, Oct 30
SPCA said "brutal" footage showed the man repeatedly striking a tan and white mixed-breed dog named North with a rope-like object, causing the dog pain and distress.
Crime and Justice
Auckland Council figures show incidents of public violence and aggression towards animal management staff have risen 112%.
Thu, Oct 29
The woman suffered serious wounds to her head and neck while working in an enclosure with two male Persian leopards.
Wed, Oct 28
Selwyn Mayor Lydia Gliddon said it highlighted a concerning trend where several bylaws and policies had lapsed.
Politics
Tue, Oct 27
A management professor says the move may seem gimmicky at first glance, but could boost staff wellbeing while costing employers very little.
Sun, Oct 25
Beaches were closed after the woman was found dead on the southeastern coast.
Wed, Oct 21
A jury convicted Mitchell Fairburn of animal cruelty charges for snatching a flamingo named Peachy from its enclosure at ac Las Vegas hotel.
Tue, Oct 20
When the victim took her lunch break, she noticed "bright green granules in the food" and, after tasting a small amount, "experienced numbness to her tongue".
Fri, Oct 16
Two Palmerston North men have been barred from owning pigs after some of their animals needed to be euthanised.
Thu, Oct 15
The 23-year-old was seen entering a tiger enclosure at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday before his death.
Wed, Oct 14
Two recent cases have focused on very different, prominent stories of sharing graphic footage of deaths.
Major step to understanding how a honeybee's stinger continues to pump venom after the bee flies away.
Tue, Oct 13
Passengers on a 17-hour flight reported being bitten by bed bugs on the Qantas Dreamliner.
Health
There is a “no dogs” sign at the beach entrance, and a Ōmanu Beach carpark sign specifies “strictly no dogs” within 200m of the surf club.
Mon, Oct 12
Yorkshire Wildlife Park has confirmed the tiger that mauled a man after he entered its enclosure will not be euthanised.
The tiger was not injured and remained inside the enclosure during the incident, police said.
Sun, Oct 11
Dogs locked in cages, crates or kennels for too long will result in their owners being fined $500 under new rules proposed by the Government.
Thu, Oct 8
A witness videoed part of the attack and sent it to the SPCA, who swooped on the property the same day and took Medusa into care.
Tue, Oct 6
The operation will nearly 29,000ha of Kahurangi National Park, including the northern part of the Heaphy Track.
