And then the dogs came back and attacked him. He was treated by Hato Hone St John Ambulance paramedics and she was flown to ...

Kiwi carnage is happening in the Bay of Islands with nine of the strictly protected birds killed at one isolated bay during ...

A Far North farmer who has been losing hundreds of sheep to wild dogs wants the canine attackers officially labelled pests, so there can be more freedom to eradicate them.

It’s a brisk early morning at Piha’s North Beach in Auckland, and the black labrador in front of me is barking like a steady ...

The Working Dog Centre draws on the expertise of some of New Zealand's most renowned canine veterinarians to develop research to improve the health of working dogs. Our research projects cover ...

Lead researcher Professor Matt Littlejohn said they were comparing genetic variants that cause diseases, as well as physical traits, in overseas dog populations with those of New Zealand dogs.

In an effort to get thousands of roaming dogs off the streets and into forever homes - Auckland Council is opening the country's first council operated dog adoption centre in Pukekohe. The need is ...

SPCA shelters are full of dogs abandoned or given up by owners who can no longer afford to look after them. This is the story ...

Every 48 hours, one woman in New Zealand dies from ovarian cancer. But now, two remarkable dogs, Hunter and Hogan, are on a mission to change that. Trained by K9 Medical Detection (K9MD ...

The Right Dog for the Job project is working to better understand the genetics of New Zealand’s working farm dogs. Led by Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University and supported by industry partners ...

Cats remain the most popular pet (40%) with an estimated 1.26 million cats in NZ, followed closely by an estimated 830,000 dogs. The data suggests that the number of dog households has decreased ...