Some stories happening across the regions include, a mystery substance that smells washing up on Wanganui Souths Beach, a dog called Princess guards her owner for weeks after he dies in Eketahuna and Whangarei is hit by a spree of vandalism.
A mystery substance washing up on Wanganui's South Beach is angering fishermen and annoying surfers.
![Wairarapa SPCA centre manager Lloyd Warren with the renamed Petal.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DXTONMRQXUQTJH52X7XLJGCSIM.jpg?auth=06965818b395852f1f006e4a971efa73bcd6d75b13600e668bb7bda655f68743&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
A dog guards her dead owner for weeks in Eketahuna.
A 90-year-old Napier woman took a flight far from ordinary.