Veterinarians
'Critical shortage' of vets - NZ Veterinary Association
There is a "critical shortage" of veterinarians in New Zealand, warns the Veterinary Association. Audio
A Boost for Vets and the Regions
Thirty-two graduate vets will receive $55,000 over five years from the Voluntary Bonding Scheme for Veterinarians to help ease the shortage of veterinarians working with sheep, cows and working dogs.
…Richard Logan, a gravedigger for animals
Richard Logan has buried "anything on two legs or more" – from emus, huge bulls and llamas to racehorses, Clydesdales, sheep, donkeys and dogs. Audio
Vet clinics aim to improve animal welfare in Tonga
Five vets and six vet nurses from New Zealand are travelling to Tongatapu in the Kingdom of Tonga's in August as part of an ongoing campaign to improve small animal welfare in the Pacific. Audio
Why some rural vet practices don't pay tax
Veterinary clubs were given tax-free status more than 60 years ago to entice vets to rural areas - and some say the exemption should go. Audio
Vets under pressure
The Veterinarian Association says it's aware that it's members are vulnerable to stress and pressure and says the profession has a high suicide rate. It says rural vets as well as their city… Audio
Wairoa Vet
Vet Christine Hahn is used to working on lions, snakes and vultures but now she is turning her attention to working dogs and kunekune pigs. Christine moved to New Zealand earlier this year from South… Audio