Stories making headlines around the regions today include a great-grandmother from Whangarei has a thrilling 88th birthday and fire crews save a wedding in the Wairarapa.
Whangarei great-grandmother Audrey Fry went on a thrilling skyfall for her 88th birthday.
A wedding party and a grateful estate manager have heaped praise on the fast response of volunteer fire crews.
![Volunteer fire crew, mainly from Featherston fire station, surround Wellington newlyweds Tom Knobloch and Micaela Yee at the Brackenridge Country Retreat and Spa. Photo/Andrew Bonallack](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ZUXEEFXJ4BBEZVVM5H4ZEYMMJM.jpg?auth=8e332eb67527512dbe368a689f0c3a6e61f48e571069946ca4a8553cbad0cb42&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
An angle-grinder injury astonishes A&E staff at the Dannevirke Medical Centre.