Moko the dolphin has been at it again and has pinched another surfboard. However, this time it has been reported to police who are concerned someone could get seriously hurt. For the second day in a row, Moko has taken a board from a surfer at a beach...

The manager of a hiking business says quick thinking by his staff prevented the escape of a cane toad that had evaded a biosecurity check at Queenstown Airport. The poisonous toad arrived in the luggage of an Australian tourist last week. Ultimate...

The estimated number of possums in New Zealand has fallen to about 30 million, down from highs of 70 million in the 1980s. Landcare Research came up with the figure after it was asked to review the impact of control measures around the country. Possum...

By NATHAN BEAUMONT - The Dominion Post A Wellington woman who has become the first female to be appointed head teacher of a prestigious English boarding school hopes her Kiwi background will give her some "street cred". Felicity Lusk , 53, will become...

By MARTIN KAY - Stuff.co.nz Prime Minister John Key's trip to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago has hit an early glitch after the military plane he is travelling on encountered technical problems in Honolulu. The air...