Wanganui locals upset by a sex shop, and a "zipper kid" who wants to make a difference in Hawke's Bay are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.
The new Wanganui sex shop has created a stir with locals after putting up signs directing customers to its back door.
A Hawke's Bay "zipper kid" is taking to the streets to raise funds for kids in the same situation.
Six bottlenose dolphins have been ushered out of a Northland estuary after grounding while chasing fish.
A bushy-bearded man with a big heart has become the face of "Decembeard" in the Bay of Plenty.
