Stories happening across the regions today include a shoplifter hits a security guard over the head with a bottle of stolen drink, a fireball consumes a home in Matarawa and Wanganui may be about to be named one of the world's seven most digitally savvy communities in the world.
A fireball has engulfed a Wairarapa home.
In Hastings a pet dog which killed a local cat has created hostilities among residents.
A shoplifter in Regent hit a security over the head with a bottle.
Te Hiku residents are angered that the end of their beach has been turned into a camping ground.
