Stories making headlines across New Zealand at noon including an ambassador caught speeding on the way to a car rally and the chihuahua who went on a six month walkabout.
Speeding along to catch up with the Great British Car Rally, British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell suddenly noticed a cop on her tail.
Two-year-old purebred chihuahua Candy somehow managed to wander 200km from home in a bit more than six months.
Hastings police pulled over a car this morning and found four men and eleven hogtied sheep inside.
Far away from TVNZ, Mark Sainsbury looks like he is having a ball.
A thick carpet of algae is releasing a putrid stench at Waipu Cove beach.
Wanganui has been told its putrid stench will be around for a while.
A call was made during Amandeep Singh's funeral in India for a speedy outcome to the police investigation into his apparent murder in Gisborne.
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After an "epic" long weekend in Queenstown, Rire Norman didn't expect to return to an empty space where her car was parked.
A Lincoln man's plan for an outdoor bath went awry when he sparked a large grass fire during a total fire ban.
Hekia Parata is not winning any popularity contests in Christchurch.
A motorcyclist crashed into a power pole and landed on power lines near Makarora.
A Wellington real estate agent who defrauded 92-year-old Edith Cavell South of $171,269 "loved her like a mother" court documents show.
Top trending topics on Twitter in NZ at noon were: #usefulcelebs, #NZRowingChamps2013, #SamoaMemories, #askhaydn, #PeopleAtMySchoolSky City, Arsenal, New Zealand, Auckland and #Africa
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