NZ@Noon: 'Menacing' man and misdiagnosis

Mother of six Anahera Matiaha with her six children, Lyric Roberts-Allen-Matiaha (left), Oshiajn Roberts-Allen-Matiaha, Kaiyahni Roberts-Allen-Matiaha, Neycha Roberts-Allen-Matiaha, Jhanna Roberts-Allen-Matiaha, and Nevaeh Roberts-Allen-Matiaha, who are too scared to go to the toilet alone after an intruder entered their home before destroying their car.

A "menacing" home invader in Hawke's Bay and a "heartbreaking" mistake in Wanganui are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.

A Napier family is keeping the doors locked after a "menacing" home invader walked past six sleeping children flicking a lighter.

A Wanganui couple have spent a night grieving for their miscarried child ... only to learn the baby was alive and well.

A Bay of Plenty woman has literally "danced her way" on to The Ellen DeGeneres Show - thanks to some funky moves.

Whangarei drivers apparently have to be reminded that parking wardens are "actual people, not scum."

A Rotorua school can now say it contributes to the protection of one of our native forests. Check out the video here.

And finally, just before light broke, Carrington Park slowly filled with balloons, spectators, passengers and pilots.