NZ@Noon: Election spray paint artist strikes again

An election board has appeared on Elizebeth St showing several politicians from different parties together. Photo / John Borren

Stories making headlines around the regions today include some creative graffiti on election hoardings and the discovery of a long-forgotten cellar under the old Kaikohe Hotel.

Tauranga's anonymous spray paint artist has struck again, revamping a Maori Party hoarding on Elizabeth St, Tauranga to depict some unlikely election allies together on the one sign.

Mitchell Nahu-French originally decided to try out for the Rotorua Intermediate netball team as a goof. As it turns out, the joke was on him - he impressed at goalkeep during the trials and won selection as the only boy in the school's top team.

Demolition workers at the old Kaikohe Hotel have discovered a long-forgotten cellar under the floorboards - but hopes of finding a stash of vintage whiskey have been dashed.

Wairarapa dragon boaters and waka ama competitors are going to get a straight course on Masterton's Henley Lake after a decision was made yesterday to "rearrange" one of the lake's three islands to make space for it.

Wanganui councillors will re-enter the "H" debate next month, as liaison groups ask the council to include the letter in their name.

Unsung heroes from Hawke's Bay, Bay of Plenty, Tokoroa and Murupara were in the spotlight last night.

And finally, a cat that went missing from Hastings has turned up four years later in Gisborne, its former home.