Stories making headlines around the regions today include: Jimmy the huntaway finds a new home, Hawke's Bay is set to get a bright light in the sky and a wedding makes history in Northland.
It was love at sight for Tom Johnson when he read about Jimmy the huntaway needing a new home.
![Vanessa Aarsen (left) and Donna Allpress, whose wedding at Opononi on Saturday marked a couple of firsts. Picture/Debbie Beadle](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7U5QBF6HONVNWPLL4MP4YZVTTA.jpg?auth=9cc3712b97b2ca9827f97a8740768303053db15ef9e0ad516fcf5d71299a68a4&width=16&height=25&quality=70&smart=true)
Northland's first marriage of two women make history.
The brightest man-made light in the sky is scheduled to make a spectacular appearance across the skies of Hawke's Bay.