Stories making headlines around the regions today include a former tagger believes he has the solution to graffiti and a new multimillion-dollar satellite station.
A reformed Whangarei tagger says he has solutions to help combat Whangarei's tagging problems.
A new satellite receiving station is to be built near Reporoa as part of efforts to boost search and rescue operations throughout Australasia.
Business owners in Tauranga are divided over a proposed plan to place a 75-metre Waka Maori on Tauranga's waterfront.
A Hamilton scientist, who competed against colleges from all over the world, has won an award at the North American Chemical Residue Workshop.