The decidedly unattractive creature dominated the competition in the contest run by Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, ...

The recent death of a 4-year-old child in a dog attack near Katikati in Bay of Plenty has left the family and community ...

If you’ve ever been out in the New Zealand wilderness, you might have heard a distinctive, low-frequency tone. It sounds less ...

Dogs seized and euthanised after a 4-year-old boy was mauled to death in Bay of Plenty last week were not menacing breeds.

Researchers in New Zealand saw a colorful blob on top of a shark’s head. When they looked closer, they realized it had eight ...

Southern elephant seals are the "canary in the coal mine" for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may ...

Don't judge a blob by its cover.Once dubbed the world's ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was crowned this week as Fish of the Year by a New ...

The blobfish is specially adapted to life in the deep ocean, but it looks like a shapeless blob when brought to the surface.

The blobfish, the world's ugliest animal, has been voted New Zealand's fish of the year. The creature grows to about 12 ...

The fish found fame over a decade ago after a crew member on a New Zealand research vessel snapped a photograph of the rarely seen animal. Its distinctive appearance was quickly adopted into meme ...

It's an underdog victory for the blobfish, which once burst into mainstream notoriety as the world's ugliest animal [Kerryn Parkinson / Australian Museum] ...