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".
Crime and Justice
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.
World
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.
New Zealand
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
The professional firefighter was surfing at Glenfield Beach near Geraldton when he was attacked on September 14.
Fri, Oct 9
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.
Politics
Thu, Oct 8
The men are suspected of operating a citywide ring that stole and resold about 2700 cats for meat.
Wed, Oct 7
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.
Environment
Tens of thousands of wētā have now been bred at Butterfly Creek in Auckland and at Auckland Zoo.
Sun, Oct 4
The Gathering of the Goldens brought dogs and owners from across the North Island together for a parade, photos and plenty of wagging tails.
The authorisation has drawn criticism from conservationists and one of Botswana's former presidents.
Sat, Oct 3
Hunted to the brink of extinction in the 19th and 20th centuries, the whales now gather in the peninsula’s sheltered waters to give birth and nurse their young.
The South American animals roam among the tables at the Tiganjica Ethno-Village resort near Stajicevo, happy to interact with the guests.
Fri, Oct 2
Station manager Lachie McFadzean said it was a scene no farmer wanted to see in their lifetime.
Wed, Sep 30
Helicopter Line Limited illegally took and sold the crays to hotel guests as part of a luxury tourism experience.
Tue, Sep 29
Curious seal pups have been spotted everywhere along the Wellington coastline from the CBD to Parliament grounds.
Mon, Sep 28
After losing 180 sheep to roaming dogs in just two nights, Puhinui Park employed some new bodyguards as a way to protect the flock.
Sat, Sep 26
Lola was stuck behind a first-floor wall and was becoming increasingly weak.
Fri, Sep 25
The juvenile female measuring almost seven metres washed ashore between Alexandra Headland and Maroochydore late Tuesday.
Wed, Sep 23
