NZ@Noon: Who killed Brownie?

Children at Maungarangi Kindergarten in Welcome Bay said their final goodbyes in a special burial of their pet chicken, Brownie, who was killed Monday night.

A beloved pet gets killed in Welcome Bay and kereru hunting in Northland are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.

A Welcome Bay kindergarten want to know - who killed Brownie the chicken?

Apparently, kereru are still being hunted in Northland's forests.

This Rotorua rider is may now be one kidney lighter but he remains a sharp as ever.

"From one flood victim to the other" - a Wanganui family who lost almost everything in the floods are touched by the kindness and generosity of the locals, one of whom sent them a soft and cuddly new friend.

An Alfredton family have been the victims of a "blatant burglary," costing them thousands of dollars.

The large number of snapper that washed up on Tokerau Beach late last year apparently died of natural causes.

And finally, this lucky Flaxmere family will be watching Napier's first NRL game from VIP seats.