Stories happening around the regions today include: an explosive discovery on a Taupo property, a rumored sighting of Tom Cruise in Hihi and a 102-year-old Wanganui woman meets something else with the same name and age.
Three Men had a shock when they opened what they thought was a time capsule when excavating a Taupo property.
A Hihi man started a rumour that Tom Cruise was in town.
A former policeman and two-time Napier City Council candidate has been described as a "bully" by a lotto shop employee.
Tauranga has been branded the second most unaffordable New Zealand city, behind Auckland.