Regional headlines today include a caregiver who stole from his blind aunt, a man who walked away with some possessions of the Black Sticks, and a mysterious Hawke's Bay picnic event.
Ten-year-old Ben Kjeldsen, whose rare illness has robbed him of many birthday parties, has managed to have a big celebration with his friends for the first time.
Thousands of baby clothes will be given away at a Baby Festival in Whangarei organised by teenagers to support struggling families.
![Sisters Latoya Hood (left) and Kasey hope their Baby Festival in Nov will help many Whangarei families. Photo / Jessica Roden](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/E2B2Z3LLJ333PBSVMUAGYH6EMA.jpg?auth=1f16a9129ecfce9fb8d288faeb7abd3ec6d0be1b6b8fd68d32781b8e1799eed3&width=16&height=24&quality=70&smart=true)
Dress in white, turn up with a picnic, wine and dine, then vanish - that's the concept of a