4+ hour, 42+ min ago   (273+ words) The National Aquarium of New Zealand’s oldest resident, Terry the turtle, has died. He was believed to be about 50 years old. The beloved hawksbill sea turtle came to the Napier aquarium in the late 1970s. When he arrived from his birthplace…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (559+ words) A man has been filmed throwing a dead fish at a leopard seal on a Lower Hutt beach, sparking outrage online and prompting Department of Conservation (DoC) action. The roughly 3m-long female came ashore at Petone Beach on Friday night,…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (753+ words) A “very cute” visitor greeted Rangitīkei College students as they arrived at school on Monday morning. A young New Zealand fur seal found its way to the school’s sports fields, more than 20km from the coast. Marton resident Samantha Arthur said…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (573+ words) There are calls for wild peacocks to be designated a pest as the population continues to “grow unchecked” along the Whanganui River. Peafowl, the collective term that covers peacocks and peahens, are already considered pests by many farmers because they…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (886+ words) Anthony Gugich of Pukekohe was jailed for 2 years and six months for the assault on his brother. A man who repeatedly struck his brother over the head with a ceramic bowl, leaving him needing 13 stitches, hoped a glowing reference from…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (453+ words) 'Fleeting loss of control': Teacher censured for slapping 4-year-old's face Wellington Zoo has euthanised one of its chimpanzees after he was critically injured in a fight. Kitwe, 11, who was named by the late conservationist and chimp expert Dr Jane Goodall,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (512+ words) The Rangitīkei Rivers Catchment Collective has secured $250,000 in Government funding to tackle a growing issue on its patch. Collective team leader and project manager Julie Ireland said wild deer were damaging crops, pastures, and fences. Animal numbers and associated costs…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (805+ words) Regional council does not have the resource or political or legal authority to manage feral deer at scale, writes Garth Eyles. Garth Eyles is Taradale-based and has worked in land management and written books about Hawke’s Bay landscapes. He was…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (919+ words) Lure driver of 25 years, Andrew Grieve, drove the final greyhound straight-track race meeting's lure on Tuesday, July 28 and the final New Zealand Greyhound race at the Wanganui Hatrick Raceway on Friday, July 31. In the wind-down after New Zealand’s final greyhound…...