Cruise ship season starts
The first of 49 cruise ships to call into the Bay of Islands in the 2016/17 season arrives tomorrow evening. Celebrity Solstice will be in the Bay of Islands from 7am to 5pm. The ship is 317m long and can carry 2850 passengers and 1250 crew. Sun Princess is the second ship to call into the Bay of Islands and she arrives on October 14.
Local Lotto winners
Two tickets sold in Northland were among 15 nationally that each won almost $19,000 in Lotto Second Division in Saturday's draw. The tickets, sold at Kaikohe Paper Plus and Dargaville Postshop & Lotto store, each won $18,943.
Steiner to re-appear