Good samaritans in Masterton and a the ride of a lifetime for a hitchhiker in Northland are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.
There are some very good samaritans in Masterton.
An unsuspecting Scandinavian backpacker got the trip of a lifetime in Northland when he was picked up by a man driving a stolen car.
The beach where a farmer and his 7-year-old nephew drowned is unsafe and needs warning signs, locals say.