Stories making headlines around the regions today include a man saved from an 18m fall by an old washing machine and the cheapest petrol in the country.
A publican avoided a hole heap of trouble after falling down an old well.
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Waiariki Institute of Technology students are welcoming a move to establish compulsory drug testing.
The bearer of one of Northland's most splendid beards is hopeful he can win a place on the podium at the New Zealand Beard and Moustache Competition.
