NZ@Noon: Abandoned puppies found starving

Heidi Ward-McGrath with two unwanted puppies handed into the VetCare Veterinary Hospital. Photo / Lynda Feringa

Making headlines around the regions today include three puppies found starving and a mysterious white foam takes over a Northland stream.

A Masterton man was surprised to discover three starving puppies dumped in the bushes near the river at Hood Aerodrome.

Whangarei District Council is investigating a strange foaming white spill in a local stream.

A Mt Ruapehu cafe has been named as the best designed cafe in the world.

Sheep carcasses continue to be dumped in paddocks and on the side of rural roads in Hastings.

Ruapehu District Council is relaunching its special $20 cloth nappy pack deal for residents in support of Cloth Nappy Week.

And finally, the sky is the limit for a Tauranga student selected to take part in a London International Youth Science Forum in Geneva this year.