A sad sacrifice for housing in Napier and a rare sighting of natural hunters in the Bay of Islands are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.
In Napier, a man with disabilities may have to give up his furry best friend and service dog Frodo in order to find a place to live.
Holidaymakers and locals have been treated to a rare sighting of orcas hunting in the Bay of Islands.
A Tauranga man has been sailing for five years and he is pretty good at it, despite the fact that he is visually impaired.
A wintry treat is coming to Rotorua to cool the hot spring days.