Stories making the headlines around the regions today include Hamilton dog owners on alert after the sudden death of two dogs and a petrol thief siphons off a fortune in fuel.
Hamilton council is investigating the sudden deaths of two dogs after they were taken for a walk in Monogue Park.
A Wairarapa man has been convicted of stealing more than 2000 litres of petrol by pumping it straight from the underground tanks at three petrol stations.
A 60-second ram raid on a Northland garage saw gloved thieves make off with a cabinet filled with thousands of dollars worth of tobacco and cigarettes.
Police are hunting two thugs who held up a Hastings service station at knifepoint on Sunday - the second petrol station robbery in as many weeks.