NZ@noon: Toffee tale has no happy ending

Stories making headlines around the regions today include the tale of Toffee the stray moggie takes another sad turn and a dog is to blame for a crash.

Toffee the beloved feline turned stray cat cannot be reunited with his owner due to medical conditions he developed while sleeping rough.

Some kids blame the dog for eating their homework but a man can blame his dog for a crash on State Highway 3 near Kaitoke.

A volunteer group turning a former dump site into a public park is appealing for the return of its toilet.

Rotorua is in for a boost as a great holiday destination for Australians, when the season finale of The Bachelorette Australia screens next week.

Two-hundred guests celebrated the reopening of Vilagrad winery last Sunday, three months and 10 days after a fire that destroyed tens of thousands of bottles and much its buildings.

A city councillor is campaigning for downtown Auckland to adopt Kate Sheppard pedestrian lights to celebrate the achievements of the iconic suffragette.

Hastings' free parking trial has come under fire, with one Havelock North resident accusing the council of "playing fast and loose" with ratepayers' money.

One of Masterton's war heroes and prominent engineers is heading out of the district to be closer to family.