Dame Kiri Te Kanawa reveals that she was beaten by nuns as a child and a 24-year-old male is charged after assaulting a police officer and stealing his car are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.
New Zealand soprano, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, speaks out about how she was beaten by nuns as a child while attending St Mary's College for Girls in Auckland.
A man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly assaulted a Whangarei police officer then went for a 15-minute joyride in a police car.
Over 50 spectators lined the Taradale streets on Saturday to witness the end of an era for a "landmark" 140-year-old redwood tree which was cut down.
Police are cracking down on car registrations this summer after checkpoints found higher than usual numbers of cars with lapsed registrations.
