NZ@Noon: Ninja grannies fight crime

Carol Girven, of Hastings, was helped by two elderly women to delay a brazen shoplifter in a clothing store. Photo / Warren Buckland

Stories making headlines around the regions include ninja grannies fighting crime and a group of young people making a difference in 100 minutes.

A group of 'Ninja grannies' helped detain a shoplifter at a Hastings clothing store last week.

A group of young Aucklanders highlighted the power of giving by sharing 100 random acts of kindness in 100 minutes.

Carnivorous and cannibalistic Kauri snails are invading Northland - either to find a mate or to eat a mate.

A former Tauranga woman who might not 'be everybody's cup of tea' has hit the reality TV stage in Big Brother Australia.

Whakatane has a new rising singer-songwriter - is he the next Stan Walker?

A Rotorua game developer and her 'tribe of jelly people' aim to revive "God games" for smartphone and computer players.

After seeking help on Facebook, Northern Advocate website, 7 Sharp and Campbell Live websites, this family finally found their missing dog- one year later.

A Tauranga woman could be the inventor of New Zealand's Next Top Sausage - the 'Lasarnie'.

Hamilton Journalism students had the chance to meet the 'real' Nicky Hager, author of the book Dirty Politics, at a lecture earlier this week.

Leading up to the election next week, Wairarapa seems to have the most voices enrolled to vote, while the battle of the billboards is soaring to new heights in Kaitaita with the affected party sayng the vandals did them a favour.

And finally, all natural history enthusiasts shoould head to the Whanganui Regional Museum this weekend, where the world's largest permanent moa bone exhibition opens today.