A dog theft shatters a Masterton family and a Whangarei man battling to keep his family together are just two stories making headlines around the regions today.
A former Wanganui man is fighting a landmark Australian court decision in a bid to keep his family together.
A Masterton family is feeling devastated after their beloved dog was apparently stolen from their backyard in the early hours of New Year's Day.
A Whangarei man who fraudulently obtained money from a woman he knew on the pretext of funding urgent treatment for his "dying" dog has been sentenced to home detention and ordered to pay reparation.
Hundreds of items from a Havelock North local with a long history went under the hammer yesterday. Icons@ The Tav, formerly known as The Happy Tav is set to be demolished, making way for a five star hotel.
