Stories making headlines across New Zealand at noon include surf patrols being extended due to the long hot summer and a reward offered to catch those responsible for shooting cats.
Lifeguards were supposed to finish up on Northland's patrolled surf beaches yesterday, but the long summer just keeps on giving.
A Whangarei animal lover, incensed by the recent spate of cat shootings, is offering a reward to catch those responsible.
Born and raised in Uganda, Lillian Nakabiri's life was full of hardship and a lack of basic needs. As a baby, her mother died and her father was kidnapped.
A bitter dispute between one of the leading opponents of the Pilot Bay boardwalk and a wheelchair-bound city councillor could end up before the Human Rights Commission.
