Tiger will not be put down, zoo confirms

A New Zealand zoo has decided it will not euthanise a male Sumatran tiger that attacked and killed a veteran zookeeper.

The tiger, named Oz, killed Samantha Kudeweh, 43, on Sunday morning inside his enclosure at Hamilton Zoo. Ms Kudeweh had been a zookeeper for over 20 years and the mother of two children, aged nine and three.

The zoo, which houses five Sumatran tigers, is owned and operated by Hamilton City Council.