A lucky escape in Mount Maunganui and carpark chaos in Whangarei are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.
A Mount Maunganui "young fella" has crashed his car into a fence, a parked car and then a house - and walked away without a scratch.
"Naughty Northland Parking Offenders" are causing carpark chaos in Whangarei.
A Hastings man who lost his wife after a listeria outbreak is calling for harsher penalties for those involved - and is still waiting for an apology.
A 400,000-year-old piece of earth's history has been found in Castlecliffe.