REAL AND FAKE: Constable Kahu Olendzki-Schulz with a real $20 (left) and one of the fakes which has surfaced in recent days. PHOTO/PAUL TAYLOR
Stories making the headlines around the regions today include a fake windfall in Hawke's Bay and a hoax abduction in Rotorua.
In Hawke's Bay, retailers have been warned to be on the lookout after a number of fake $20 and $50 notes surfaced in Napier, Hastings and Taradale.
Allegations a Rotorua child was abducted from outside his school have been revealed as untrue.
Foreigners owe around
to Wairarapa Hospital.
Five kiwi raised in captivity are now running free on the Far North's Motukawanui Island.
Finally Christmas has come early for Clare Wishart who got an early morning surprise when she opened her back door.
Roles for kids and magical creatures in Unity Theatre's upcoming play