Stories making headlines around the regions today include a suspicious school fire that has gutted a community and a pair of tourists are towed to safety after a dramatic tumble.
Irongate School pupils return to school today after an arson attack gutted a classroom and left two more badly damaged.
Strong gusts of wind and choppy water caught two tourists by surprise, causing their kayak to capsize on Lake Rotorua yesterday.
A hunter missing overnight in the Kaimai Range was insufficiently prepared, police say.
A brave Wanganui dairy owner has thwarted an attempted robbery by a man believed to be armed.
