Stories making headlines around the regions today include two artists who created sweet tributes to The Hobbit and a rugby coach who desperately wants his team's secrets back.
Two sugar artists from Whangarei appeared on Campbell Live last night to showcase their sugary magic celebrating the release of the last movie in The Hobbit trilogy.
A laptop and hard-drive containing some of the key planning and secrets for the Magpies' defences of the Ranfurly Shield was stolen on Wednesday night. Can you help?
Hands-on at kick off: Former Wellington Phoenix star Paul Ifill is establishing a football academy in Masterton.
It's important to celebrate the heroes in our community. The Bay of Plenty Times will reveal its Person of the Year 2014 in tomorrow's Bay of Plenty Times Weekend paper.
