Some stories making headlines across our regions today include: A Northland grandmother forced to live in a shed, Rotorua volunteers take on guerilla art and a man is sentenced for setting offsprinklers at a police station.
Northland woman Helyn Tavita and her 5-year-old granddaughter live in a shed without running water or power.
![Yarnbomb Tree Project volunteer Stewart Bates. Photo/Ben Fraser](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/L2MJEMKY6RAYW27G25WVORA2TY.jpg?auth=100f7253884b6e52a0e87fb12b56dcd905abdf342a271ca8c64ced87abe2b947&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
After months of knitting by a concerted group of volunteers hundreds of metres of colourful acrylic yarn were stitched onto the limbs of a large tree to launch Rotorua's first Yarnbomb Tree Project.
Hawke's Bay's Bring yer Boots Campaign brought in some unusual pairs, and helped some young Taradale players out on the field.