Some stories making headlines across the regions today include the discovery of a long-lost engagement ring in the surf on a Northland beach, and an 11-year-old entrepreneur in the Wairarapa saves for his own home.
A precious engagement ring has been found by an honest metal detector enthusiast six years after it was lost in the surf on a Northland beach.
![Thorin Williams, 11, with some of the chocolate treats he sells every week as he saves for his future security.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TIHYY2IL5YD4DNZ6JWSASJ44RY.jpg?auth=5b3d631276f1c8199b05fe60ee6a4888f4632b2fc9574424c2eeb96ff642aea6&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
When it comes to making money to buy a house 11-year-old Thorin Williams is one chocolate-flavoured little entrepreneur.
Burglars ram police cars during a chase involving firearms in Whakatane.