Stories making headlines around the region include a horror hold-up in Wairarapa and high drama as police pursue a wanted criminal through Hastings.
Staff at a Caltex service station in Solway were subjected to a horrific hold-up.
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There was high drama in Hastings after police spotted a wanted man who then refused to stop, sparking a lengthy police chase.
A Wanganui man has admitted stealing a cask of wine in order to sell it so he could travel to a tangi.