Some stories that are making headlines across our regions today are: a Hawke's bay couple still think highly of their community, even after being robbed three times in two weeks, and a Tauranga man has set off by waka for a three-year journey.
The Frimely Four Square has been targeted again, and this time by kids.
![Celestial navigator Jack Thatcher is on a one-of-a-kind waka journey around the world.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Y3PV3Y7IL4RMRR64KZ4QXUVVOI.jpg?auth=4d1f66057ef46dfeccdc6e999d12613721c6403e2b6cd6c9ecd2c4c61b1811ce&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)
A Tauranga man embarking on a world-wide waka journey has just left Hawaii to begin the three-year journey.
Rotorua locals dressed up and spent their Sunday sitting in sub-zero water to raise funds for a worthy cause.