Stories making headlines around the regions today includes an armed midnight raid for drugs and a bolt of lightning claims two helpless victims.
A Featherston farmer says he felt "helpless" as a bolt of lightning instantly killed two heifer calves as the storm front came through Wairarapa on Monday.
Residents of a sleepy Featherston cul-de-sac were shocked after masked men fired a rifle during a midnight raid for drugs at a home in the street.
Up to $250,000 has been taken from elderly Ngongotaha residents in a series of what have been described as scams, but now the community is fighting back.
Hawke's Bay bars face prosecution over failing to promote food with alcohol.
