Most introduced mammals have had a devastating effect on native wildlife, but one species is bucking the trend. About 80 conservation dogs are deployed around the country, helping to protect vulnerable native species by leaping into action at a single command: Seek!

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Meet Dillan, on the front line of wildlife rescue

Now, you be the judge

There is one prize still to be awarded in Photographer of the Year—the Panasonic People's Choice award. Cast your vote either at the exhibition at Auckland Museum, where all 65 finalists are now on display, or view the finalists on our website and vote online.

Photo: Dave Buckton

#SundayDoco: Defenders

Is your home your castle? Then barricade your doors, sit back and watch the best defences in the natural world.

In the wake of Hinepoupou

Six swimmers retrace a legend—an epic of endurance undertaken by Hinepoupou, of Ngāti Kuia, in the mid-1700s.

Hoodwinked

For 50 years, a two-metre-long sunfish has greeted visitors to the Otago Museum with its googly eye and gaping mouth. Until this year, it was harbouring a big secret.

Fits and giggles

Only a few species are capable of laughing. So why do we do it?


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WHO'S CATCHING WHAT?

A $2.2 million survey into recreational fishing patterns across the North Island will provide crucial data about fish numbers.

THE TASMAN SEA'S MARINE HEATWAVE

Since November, the water has been more than two degrees above average, and during December, was the warmest-ever according to records going back to 1900.

ENDANGERED BIRDS HIT BY NEW YEAR STORM

Several endangered bird colonies have been destroyed by the king tide after a major storm struck at the beginning of January.