NZ@Noon: Plucky toddler defies the odds

Toddler Teimana Emery-Maaka is defying his doctors odds every day.

A Rotorua toddler fighting to stay alive and a celebrity cameo at a Tauranga charity event are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.

Rotorua toddler Teimana Emery-Maaka is proving the doctors wrong every day.

Homes of Hope Tauranga yesterday were treated to a celebrity cameo to brighten the day.

The All Blacks are coming to Northland - and it will only cost $250k.

American Idol? Bah. Meet Bruza, the very first Wanganui Pet Idol winner.

A Dalefield pig farmer is convinced the SPCA is harassing him over the treatment of his pigs.

Thursday night saw record numbers of people descend on Hastings CBD for the last Night Market of 2014.

And finally hundreds of needy Waikato children will be getting a visit from Santa after all, thanks to the generosity of the community.