Des Hughes from Hastings. His dog was put down after a dispute with Hastings City Council. Photographer / Paul Taylor
Des Hughes from Hastings. His dog was put down after a dispute with Hastings City Council. Photographer / Paul Taylor
Stories making headlines across New Zealand at noon include representatives of God called in after a ghost allegedly scares Otago University students, more UFOs and Hamilton's Quidditch team on the look out for new members.
The University of Otago chaplain has been called in after a local ghostknown as the Grey Lady terrified residents at one of the halls of residence. No sign of Wanganui Paranormal Investigations being called in at this stage.
A Hastings man has escaped conviction in a shonky court case after the family labrador bit the end off a stranger's thumb from under a gate, with the council dog-control officer neglecting to pass on that a witness had seen the bitten man aggravating the dog.
In the Wairarapa, there's some debate over whether people shouting at other people during Aratoi Regional Trust Board meetings constitutes "bullying behaviour."
Meanwhile Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean says an increase in the national dairy cow herd comes with a sobering reminder. Meanwhile eight robotic milking machines have arrived in Mid Canterbury to milk a herd of "super cows".
