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.
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.
