Stories making headlines around the regions today include New Zealand celebrities passing on a few supportive words in Rotorua and a couple who prove that fairy tales still exist.
High achievers,
Temuera Morrison and Winston Peters
, applauded graduates in Rotorua yesterday.
![Jean and Allan Hodder on their wedding day.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XHSDTPXQ7XQ5P5WCKLYUJNO3BY.jpg?auth=0aaf4d7d1e5b8f7f6900c8499f8f76e7b9d078116f2346680c2b8ed53468e18e&width=16&height=24&quality=70&smart=true)