Stories making headlines around the regions include a woman who is lucky to be alive after crashing through a bike shop window and a father haunted by the horrific fire that almost killed his young daughter.
A Tauranga woman is lucky to be alive after being hit by a car that propelled her and a bike rack through a reinforced plate-glass window.
The father of a five-year-old Flaxmere girl who suffered horrific burns will be forever haunted by the harrowing night.
Tamati Paul's dreams of glory were shattered in 1998 when he was hit by a drunk driver. Now he is the face of Brain Injury Awareness.
A Raupunga man who helped rescue a well-known Wairoa couple from their crashed car has clear memories of the driver's pleas.