Stories making headlines around the region include a postie coming to the rescue of a group of kids and a new concert set to hit Rotorua.
An unidentified postie has won the hearts of a Hastings mum and her family after stepping-in to protect three children from a barking and bounding dog.
Longbeach resident Ayse Brummer has a warning for dog owners.
A Bay of Plenty man has just returned to New Zealand from an epic six-week journey, which took him along the Italian coast through to the Netherlands for the 70th anniversary of D-Day landings.
A former Raggamuffin festival director is bringing dub and reggae back to Rotorua, but it won't be a direct replacement for the well-known festival.
