NZ@Noon: Biopsy error leads to unnecessary chemo

Whangarei hospital. Photo / File

Stories making headlines around the regions today include a botched biopsy result and nesting birds cost a farmer his tractor.

A woman received "several months" of unnecessary chemotherapy after a botched tissue biopsy at Whangarei Hospital.

A Bay of Plenty woman is afraid her family will be left homeless before the end of the month if she cannot find another rental property.

It only takes starlings 17 minutes to build a nest in a tractor, which can result in a costly fire.

It's a trip of a lifetime for the world's most diehard Hobbit fans - and first up they're set to be wowed by Rotorua.

A new online tool has been launched that allows schools to compare benefits of the Government's controversial $359 million Investing in Educational Success plan.

All eyes were on Tame Iti as he took the floor at the Tu Kaha Maori health conference as the final speaker, recounting a radical past and how he came to live a more healthy and fulfilled lifestyle.

And finally in sports news, Whangarei turns it on as the Kiwis go on to beat Toa Samoa at the Four Nations tournament.