NZ@Noon: NZ's biggest feijoas?

Giant record-sized feijoas grown by Julie Twentyman and Roger Corbett, Havelock North. Photo / Duncan Brown

Making headlines around the regions today include a gigantic crop from two Hawke's Bay trees and a 'royal' birth.

Record-breaking feijoas? A Hawke's Bay couple is claiming they've grown the biggest feijoas in the country.

A first-time Bay of Plenty mum will be keeping an eye on the progress of the new British princess who was born the same day as her baby boy.

Prince Harry, the now fifth-in-line to the British throne, will be handed a lifejacket and paddle at Wanganui's Putiki slipway next week.

A Facebook page has been launched to shame able-bodied Northland drivers who use parking spaces reserved for the disabled.

An All Blacks captain, mountaineer, double amputee and others gave young people from across the region a boost in confidence and something to aspire to in Rotorua yesterday.

Forget television's Amazing Race with its catfights, contrived scenarios and $1 million prize - Russell held an Amazing Race of its own on Saturday with the more noble aim of saving Northland lives.

And finally, Martinborough's Arthur Green may be the star of The Bachelor NZ but it was his grandfather who got to deliver the entertainment industry's ultimate playboy line: "The name's Bond, James Bond."