NZ@Noon: Bull on the loose

A rogue Fresian bull has forced the Hawke's Bay DOC to close the reserve as a public safety precaution. Pictured is DOC worker Rod Hansen.

A rogue bull in Hawke's Bay and children given a sub-optimal vaccine in Wanganui are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.

A rogue bull is apparently running amok in a Hawke's Bay reserve - and people are being warned away from the area.

A mistake in Wanganui meant fourteen children were accidentally given a vaccine which had been stored incorrectly.

That rambunctious rascal Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy will finally be immortalised in Tauranga.

Puppies found in a bag dumped in the Ngongotaha Stream will soon find new homes.

One special mourner stood out amongst the hundreds of distinguished human guests at the service of a beloved kaumatua in the Far North yesterday.

The SPCA Wairarapa animal shelter is set to close after "everyone was made redundant."

And finally, this Hikurangi firefighter was "coerced" into joining the service - now 25 years later he has no regrets.