AI traps and drones boost fight to protect kiwi from predators in Whangārei
Between 2008 and early 2025, 17 kiwi were found dead or seriously injured in traps laid by the…
Year in Review: Pastures Past – Plague rats in New Zealand in 1900
However, New Zealand also had a brush with plague rats in 1900, as seen in the newspapers below.…
Rats, leaks and overcrowding show need for Whangārei Hospital redevelopment
NZ Nurses Organisation delegate Chantelle Thompson said the surgical ward on which she worked was so crammed that…
‘Lost’ for 30 Years, This Giant Woolly Rat Just Showed Up in the Wild
The trend for extinct or thought-to-be-lost creatures might be to revive them, but it’s undeniably cooler to actually…
Ksoo Issues Message About Rats Amid Murder Conviction
With all of the snitching and rat allegations swirling Young Thug, Florida rapper Ksoo sees just how crazy…