Making headlines around the regions today include three puppies found starving and a mysterious white foam takes over a Northland stream.
A Masterton man was surprised to discover three starving puppies dumped in the bushes near the river at Hood Aerodrome.
Whangarei District Council is investigating a strange foaming white spill in a local stream.
A Mt Ruapehu cafe has been named as the best designed cafe in the world.
Sheep carcasses continue to be dumped in paddocks and on the side of rural roads in Hastings.