A rally car smash in Pukehina and a scam that cost an elderly man in Northland all his life savings are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.
A rally driver trapped in his car after a crash was saved by spectators in Pukehina.
A Northland pensioner has lost his life savings to an elaborate scratch-and-win scam.
![Mike Howard with the scratch-and-win ticket claiming he had won US$170,000.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MRE3HSQ2EJLFAG3CUI7O5ECVAA.jpg?auth=9ef78b9a1b46ec55ae90c2f7e1d4ae79c538065fa51f8a5f6cad55bf4438c582&width=16&height=13&quality=70&smart=true)
Over 100 mill workers will find out their fate in Rotorua today.