NZ@Noon: Parking meter thieves

One of the broken meters.

Parking meter thieves and Bay of Plenty camaraderie are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.

"Well-organised" thieves robbed and destroyed five parking meters in Tauranga in a daring overnight raid - and the damage will hit ratepayers in the pocket.

Rotorua Brass has finally "got some presence" at a national competition thanks to some help from its Bay of Plenty neighbours. Check out the video here.

Police are apparently not immune to bad weather in Northland - two flood-damaged police cars have been written off in one year and it's not a cheap fix.

A "quiet-achiever" has been honoured at a service in Hawke's Bay

This famous bachelor proves he's a hometown Kiwi boy after coming home to chill out with his family in Martinborough.

And finally Anzac Day had many colourful hues - but it's a fair bet Wanganui was the only town to immortalise it with a "paint by numbers" piece of art.