Animals
What makes a top heading or huntaway farm dog?
Ross McNaughton heads to the farm to find out about the cost of a decent farm dog Audio
Cars the leading cause of kiwi deaths across Northland
But an expert warns the true figures could be higher than reported.
We put the spotlight on the only living bear in NZ
The only bear in New Zealand lives at Wellington Zoo. Her name is Sasa and she's not a panda, brown, or polar bear, but the smallest of the eight bear species: a Sun Bear. Audio
What can you do about Millipedes?
You might recall that this time last year we spoke to someone from Wellington's South Coast whose house had been inundated by 100s of Portuguese millipedes; in the bathtub, climbing the walls, even in… Audio
Shower Thoughts: How do you get your cat out of a tree?
To tell us how is director of Urban Tree Services in Wellington, Josh Micallef. Audio
Puppet master: how do you make a fake shark realistic?
Across the March and April school holidays, a theatre production called 'Swimming with Sharks' will be running at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. The show is a collaboration with renowned puppet… Audio
Plan to release parasitic worm on invasive millipede horde
A new wave of invasive millipede pests are crawling out of the soil and into homes on Wellington's south coast, but there's a plan to set a parasitic worm onto them in an attempt to control them.
Why conservationists are celebrating a wetapunga success story
Jesse talks to Auckland Zoo's Curator of Ectotherms, Don McFarlane, about wetapunga. Wait till you hear the success story of how this critter has been brought back from the brink! Audio
Conservation group says fine for dolphin killing not enough
A conservation group says the $5000 fine handed down to an Otago fisher for killing a Hector's dolphin highlights the failure to protect the endangered mammals. But industry lobby group Seafood NZ… Audio
Find out how commercial whaling has changed mating habits
A groundbreaking study's revealed that even 50 years after the end of commercial whaling, its devastating impacts continue to shape humpback whale behaviour. Historical records show that in the waters… Audio
Fishing for a win, the National Party does a backflip
The Hauraki Gulf is back in the spotlight, as National leaves the commercial fishing industry sweating - and confused
Net fishing is in, then out again
The Hauraki Gulf is back in the spotlight as National backflips on their own fisheries policy, leaving the commercial fishing industry sweating - and confused. Audio
'Panel beater' for turtles saving lives with 3D printer and dental glue
The rescuer in Australia's eastern victoria patching up shattered shells and saving turtles from certain death.
Rifleman roundup takes place in Wainuiomata
Phil Pennington went along to a rifleman roundup at the Wainuiomata water catchment area. Audio
Doug Allan: Life Behind the Lens
His lens provided the pictures for Sir David Attenborough's words. Audio, Gallery
Critter of the Week
The critter of the week is the newly crowned Bug of the Year 2026, the Avatar moth! This beautiful day-flying moth is only found on the Denniston Plateau, from 640 to 850m. They eat alpine marshwort… Audio
Farmer says 250 sheep killed by roaming dogs
A Northland farmer says more than 250 of his family's sheep have been killed by roaming dogs, and he's thinking of quitting sheep farming if the killing can't be stopped. Luka Forman reports. Audio
AK Council using "natural" methods to guard sheep on farms
First Up's reporter Ke-xin Li meets guard Llamas at Auckland's Ambury Park. Audio
The world's only crab museum?
We're off to Margate in the South of England to speak to Ned Suesat-Williams, who is co-founder and director of the Crab Museum. Audio
SPCA renews calls for overhaul of dog ownership laws
The SPCA is renewing its call for the government to overhaul laws governing dog ownership, saying urgent action is needed. SPCA senior science officer Alison Vaughan spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
