Frisky dolphins in Northland and a "Mission impossible" in Hawke's Bay are just two of the stories making headlines around the region today.
The Mission Concert is apparently just "on hiatus" after organisers failed to line up an act.
Dolphins are still coming out to play in Northland, despite "nippier" temperatures.
In Tauranga, a man has put his survival skills to the test in the Kaimai Ranges.
You can't put a price on a pet's love - but a Wairarapa family hope $1000 might bring their friend Herbie home.