NZ@Noon: Monkey business and dog in legal limbo

NEW TOYS: St Matthew's Collegiate School students Mia Gordon (left) and Briar Tonkin with their completed monkey frame.

Some monkey business and a pooch stuck in legal limbo are just two of the stories making headlines across the regions.

The monkeys at Wellington Zoo have a treat on the way, thanks to the Henley Men's Shed and a group of girls from St Matthew's Collegiate School.

A dog at the centre of an attack on a 10-year-old girl is stuck in a legal limbo.

Ongoing rubbish issues have one Fenton Park resident fed up, saying it should not be her job to clean up after her neighbours.

A Tauranga social service organisation burgled of most of its appliances and furniture has been inundated with donations.

A Northland dairy farming couple is dancing on air after winning Lotto.

The public hospital in Hastings has been re-dedicated as the Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Hospital.