Headlines around the regions today include include a man jailed for fastening a band around his dog's tail, a wandering cow shot in Whangarei, and a senior who's qualified for a duathlon championship.
Eighty-five-year-old Terrance McKenzie from Hawkes Bay has qualified for the world duathlon championships next year in Adelaide.
A man in Whangarei has been jailed for tying a rubber band around his dog's tail in an attempt to shorten it.
In the Bay of Plenty, a pet store has sparked a biosecurity risk after mistakenly selling an invasive weed as a pond plant.
An animal control officer shot a wandering Hereford cow after reports it was on the main road near Mokau.
