Stories making headlines around the regions today include a teenager who has defied the odds of her upbringing and a man apologises to a judge for being 'a bit of a dick'.
An inspirational Hamilton teenager, who has been earmarked the 'it' girl for Front Row Pony, says "there is always tomorrow" after she left her life in foster care to become a model.
This Wanganui man, who caused wilful damage after drunkenly throwing two rocks, told the judge "I'm just a bit of a dick, sir".
Two wakas which will sail 87,000km around the world in the next four years have come for a stop-over in New Zealand carrying a Northlander on board.
Watch out! Business owners in Hastings are being warned that burglars are no longer breaking in through doors and windows - now they are gaining entry through walls and rooftops.
