Karen Fifield

Zoo Miami's treatment of Paora the kiwi sparked outrage across the country, but how does Aotearoa treat other countries' national treasures? Audio

They're out of quarantine and ready to charm.

Wellington Zoo is on Wednesday welcoming two female snow leopards - Asha and Manju.

A lot of effort has been put into their new $6 million home.

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Being a registered Zoo or wildlife park in New Zealand doesn't automatically guarantee best practice for animal protection. Karen Fifield is the Chief Executive of Wellington Zoo and she was also… Audio

Wellington Zoo's closed its kiwi house indefinitely while it investigates what's killed three of the precious birds in its care in the past few months.

Tahi, a one legged kiwi, that had been with the… Video, Audio

Guy Fawkes is the only time of year when people are legally permitted to arm themselves with recreational explosives.

And in recent years the event has come under fire for the effect fireworks have… Audio

The Panel weighs in on whether Guy Fawkes is relevant in 2020. Audio

The inhabitants of New Zealand's zoos have gone without their usual stream of visitors for the past seven weeks.

That's set to change, as zoos and wildlife parks reopen under Alert Level 2.

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Wellington Zoo says it tried everything possible to save its four baboons after their social structure descended into chaos, but the only solution was to euthanise them. It says the baboons were… Audio