The Department of Conservation recorded 105 confirmed offences nationwide last summer, alongside 126 reported alleged incidents across the 44 no-take marine reserves.
Environment
6:33pm
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One was the size of a cricket ball, while the other was the size of a golf ball.
New Zealand
3:00pm
What is thought to be the world’s largest-known spider's web, housing tens of thousands of arachnids, has been discovered in a cave on the Albanian-Greek border.
World
8:50am
Keeping a snappy predator as a backyard pet will be made easier under new guidelines in one part of the country.
Friday 7:06pm
The small gator, repeatedly spotted along the Charles River in Boston, has been rescued and delivered to safety.
Friday 2:52pm
The animal was photographed flying through the air above a scrum of orcas in what Charvet Drucker assumed would be its last moments alive.
Friday 1:08pm
"All of a sudden, just bash! Like a freight train hitting me and then it shot me, exploded me up into the air," 61-year-old Andy McDonald said.
Wed, Nov 12
As La Niña sets in, the forecast is for warm and damp conditions in the north and a hot, dry summer in the south - perfect for flies and mosquitoes to thrive.
Mon, Nov 10
The discovery of yellow-legged hornet nests in Auckland is frightening, writes Victoria University ecology professor Phil Lester.
Sat, Nov 8
The owners of an Auckland dog daycare, previously convicted for failing to comply with consents, have been convicted and fined again.
Crime and Justice
Fri, Nov 7
Many Coast landowners were fed up with the staggering number of deer on their farms and wider area.
Six dogs were seized from the property by the Blacktown City Council following the incident.
Thu, Nov 6
Since April, more than 100 people have been injured and at least 12 killed in bear attacks across Japan.
Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary said two of its lions had been euthanised yesterday, with the Ministry of Primary Industries confirming it had adhered to the law.
Winston Peters says taxpayers shouldn’t be spending millions on something that causes fires, creates havoc for emergency services, and puts "the fear of god" into animals.
Politics
Wed, Nov 5
The remaining seven elderly big cats at Whangārei's Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary will be euthanised this week.
Tue, Nov 4
The Hutton’s shearwater / Kaikōura tītī birds began returning home in August to breed in the snowy mountain tops of the Seaward Kaikōura Ranges.
Mon, Nov 3
"I did what any other mother would do to protect her children," Jessica Bond Ferguson said.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) confirmed the millipede had been found in New Plymouth, and that it was also awaiting samples of a specimen from Nelson.
Sun, Nov 2
The 62 big cats and two brown bears were sustained by little more than a few loyal zookeepers who stayed behind.
Fri, Oct 31
Princess was found tethered to a fence, with only a table for shelter and an empty water bowl.
Thu, Oct 30
The sheriff's department initially said the Rhesus monkeys were carrying diseases including herpes, but Tulane University said the monkeys "are not infectious".
Wed, Oct 29
One name took out the top spot for cats and dogs for the seventh year in a row.
Tue, Oct 28
"What I'd do to hold you one last time Halo," Aaron Ramsey said on Instagram.
Football
Mon, Oct 27
Monash University researchers Alistair Evans and Silke Clueren used high-speed cameras to capture 36 species at the moment they went in for the kill.
Sun, Oct 26
