Wairarapa Cricket culminating the "season of hell" and a kitten getting caught in an uncomfortable situation in Dargaville - these are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.
It's been a "season of hell" - the Spirit of Cricket was conspicuously absent from the final of Wairarapa Cricket's flagship competition.
Two Dargaville firemen have made one grateful owner's day after shimmying through four metres of mud to rescue a furry friend.
A Rotorua man has admitted making an"incredibly stupid" mistake that could have cost his friend his life.
A rock star will be making an appearance at Napier's EIT marae today.
