Stories making the headlines around the regions today include upping the ante with a school prank and students go orange to raise awareness.
Wanganui Girls' College have plotted a raft of unpleasant surprises for staff including putting the school up for sale.
Hundreds of school children dressed in neon orange decorated Tauranga's CBD this morning. Find out why here.
Kawakawa kids will miss out on school trips and sporting tournaments after two school vans were stolen and torched in just two weeks.
The Wairarapa Times- Age online community has helped reveal another side to the story about a young Martinborough boy who endured a bruising ride at the Wairarapa A&P Show.