Animals

Auckland Zoo has two brand new stripy bundles of joy.

The Zoo's five-year-old Sumatran tiger Zayana has given birth to two new cubs -- and they've even got some new cousins in nearby Hamitlon.

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Conservationists are hoping a newly-redesigned app will encourage New Zealanders to stay vigilant this summer and report any sign of weeds, animals and diseases.

Developed with funding from the… Audio

The spate of shark sightings this summer continued in Auckland yesteday afternoon, where beachgoers north of the city spotted one at a popular swimming destination.

Multiple sightings have made the… Audio

Kākā numbers are skyrocketing in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington thanks to conservation efforts. The summer science series continues with a walk through Zealandia to find out why you shouldn't feed… Audio

The year has got off to a great start for marine biologist Ingrid Visser, who spotted an orca in Northland she had rescued almost a decade ago.

Visser helped to free the orca she later named Diane… Audio

A new generation of kaitiaki across Aotearoa take on the challenge of protecting and restoring our natural environment, paving the way to a more hopeful future. Video

'Researchers at the Museums Victoria Research Institute say a new fossil suggests that larger baleen whales first emerged in the Southern Hemisphere. Audio

Southland Police are urging caution in the water after a woman was bitten by a shark in Riverton. The 21-year-old recieved a signifcant laceration to her leg, after walking in knee deep water in an… Audio

New research from the University of Otago shows our early primate ancestors were just like us.

Analysis of tooth chipping patterns and cavities on 29-million-year-old Egyptian fossils suggests the… Audio

"I love my job. I’m a total science geek so it suits me perfectly to go nerd out with other nerds and then make stories to share with you" - Claire Concannon, host of RNZ's award-winning science and…

Last Friday, Gore cousins Megan Whitehead and Hannah McCall shore 1,293 lambs in 8 hours - a new world record for a female shearing duo. Inside a "chocka" woolshed at Grant Bros farm, locals were… Video, Audio

The summer ahead could well be Aotearoa's hottest ever according to climate experts - even today it's going to be a scorcher in several spots!! After a rather wet and cold winter that could seem like… Audio

Auckland's Council is getting the word out this summer about the threat to our ecosystem of imported - and released - pets. Auckland is home to a plethora of exotic animals that started life as… Audio