A little boy who can hear for the first time thanks to community support and a bottle attack on a one-eyed man are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.
A Taupo community has rallied to help a little boy hear for the first time.
Hawke's Bay club and school cricketers have held tributes to Australian batsman Phillip Hughes.
A 'high risk' Western Bay service station has closed its doors for the last time.
A Masterton man who hurled a bottle at a man with one eye has been sentenced to prison.
