A new life for an unfortunate dog and a neighbour coming to the rescue are two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.
There has been an outpouring of a support for a dog thrown off a bridge into the Wairoa River - Charity is not quite ready to be adopted yet - so the SPCA says she will be placed in foster care.
A 71-year-old man is being hailed as a hero after he pulled his "near dead" neighbour from his burning house seconds before it exploded.
Mystery surrounds the origins of a sonic boom heard in the wider Wanganui region overnight.
A Rotorua woman can now add "TV star" to her somewhat random CV which also includes hairdresser, speedway driver and amateur boxer.
