NZ@Noon: 'Heartbreaking' damage and a welcome boost

The house at the school where Courtney Tilby volunteered, flattened like many other buildings after the cyclone.

Devastating damage in Vanuatu and a welcome boost from Hawke's Bay are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.

The "heartbreaking" effects of Cyclone Pam are still being felt in Vanuatu today - but a Tauranga teen says her Vanuatuan "family" saved her life.

But all is not lost. Thanks to Hawke's Bay residents, hundreds of RSE seasonal workers from Vanuatu have just received a welcome boost.

Wanganui's celebrated paddle steamer Waimarie appears to have hit rough waters.

Never leave anything burning in an unoccupied house - a lesson learned by a McLeod Bay resident after a fire destroyed everything she owned.

A hopeful singing trio from Rotorua were forced to say Fare Thee Well after being eliminated from The X Factor NZ.

And finally, Greytown is mourning the loss of local well known personality known as "Mr Cobblestones."