We’re pet people too
We love celebrating our pets. In the Southern Cross Pet community, we swap stories, cheer on our annual Pawsies winners, and show off our furry stars.
Southern Cross Pawsies: celebrating NZ pets (and people)
Adorable photos, heartwarming stories, and the goodest boys and girls. The Pawsies are all about honouring cats, dogs and vet teams.
In 2025, thousands of nominations and votes came in from across the motu. Follow along on social media, and look out for the chance to submit your pets for the 2026 crown.
Check out the 2025 winnersWant to see more of our 2025 entries, and get early updates on our 2026 Pawsies? Follow us on Instagram and Facebook
Stories worth barking about
Has Southern Cross Pet insurance made a difference for your pet? We love to share stories with the pet community.
Send us your yarn and you could be featured. In the meantime, check out other heartwarming tails.
Submit your story
Meet the animals behind Southern Cross Pet Insurance
Our team love their pets. Our pets regularly join our online meetings, walk across our keyboards, and share our home office chairs. We see this as a perk of the job!
Here’s a few of our favourite friends.
Hettie
Melodie the Chief Marketing Officer’s furbaby
Day nap enthusiast
Loves her chin scratches
Chirps more than meows
Enzio
Lozaan the Claim Assessor’s furbaby
Attention hogger
Professional napper
Treat expert
Ruby
Kim the Sales Consultant’s furbaby
Pat lover
Professional cheese taster
Thunderous snorer
Chaos
Sammy the Team Knowledge Specialist’s furbaby
Food lover
Best friends with the dog
Babysitter
Rainbow Fluffy
Louise the Head of Customer Enablement’s furbaby
Guard cat
Chatty man
Lover of knitted carrots
Chonk
Tayla the Customer Service Consultant’s furbaby
People lover
Snack stealer
Nap enthusiast
Real stories from our pets
Rosie the rescue kitten takes a fall
Rosie and his brother cause a ruckus on their first night in a new home.
Read Rosie’s story
Lucy gets hooked on fishing
Lucy just loves bread. Unfortunately, she nabbed a piece that wasn’t meant for her…
Read Lucy’s story
Wilbur’s cancer curveball
Meet the chocolate lab who beat cancer, and got back to chasing tennis balls.
Read Wilbur’s story