NZ@Noon: Puppy return and poisoned trees

Boss the puppy has been returned to the Tauranga SPCA.

The return of a stolen puppy in Tauranga and poisoned trees in Hawke's Bay are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.

A happy ending to a sad tale - one of the puppies stolen from Tauranga SPCA has been returned to the shelter.

A "horrible person" in has broken the hearts of little children after poisoning much-loved trees at a Napier primary school.

A tangled dolphin has been spotted in Ruakaka and an Orca expert is urging people to be vigilant.

A dog instructor in Wanganui is fighting to have a menacing classification lifted off her show dogs.

Support and donations continue to flow in for the Rotorua Salvation Army foodbank.

A man has told the Masterton District Court any money he provided for his alleged partner was to help his children.

And finally, this Far North man has been officially declared a "good bugger."