NZ@Noon: Rotorua's new wine roots

Brent Park, left, and Sean Beer from Volcanic Hills Winery at the site of their new vineyard. Photo / Stephen Parker

Stories making headlines around the regions include the start of something new for Rotorua and Northland drink-drivers are seeking more legal advice.

Volcanic Hills Winery owners have planted Rotorua's first vineyard.

Are Northland's drink-drivers getting smarter? This Northland barrister says more offenders are getting legal advice.

Police from Pukekohe, Auckland, have apprehended a man who allegedly advertised stolen cell phones on Facebook buy/sell groups. Could you be a victim?

A 19-year-old, who died in a crash involving Tauranga's mobile library bus, will be farewelled while dressed in traditional Sikh clothing today.

Hawke's Bay Today Editor Andrew Austin takes a look at the justice system and how its very nature will never be enough for those who demand justice.

Thieves with 'lack of respect' have stolen brass plaques from the graves of dead soldiers in a Dargaville cemetery earlier this week.

The search for a Wellington man might have come to an end after the grizzly discovery of a man's body at Lake Wairarapa.

And finally, what began life as a wool shed is now a buzzing food and surfwear establishment and new home to a radio station? Find out here.