Police were called at 1am after Alisdair Macleay said a gun was turned on him by people who were allegedly "spotlighting" on his farm from the back of a ute. While some of the costs for the Hawke's Bay Regional Council's investigation into the Havelock North water contamination crisis could be recouped through a successful prosecution. These are just two of the headlines around the regions today.
Farmers have had "a gutsful" of poachers and are taking matters into their own hands, says the daughter of a man who claimed he was shot at in the early hours of yesterday.
Since E.Coli entered the town's water supply last month, the Havelock North community had suffered major social and economic disruption. Yesterday the council agreed to authorise funding to cover the costs associated with their investigation into the contamination.
The significant donation to St John ambulance staff, handed over Wednesday, will go part-way to paying for the installation of a battery-powered powerlift stretcher.
Tauranga newlyweds have been left devastated after finding out burglars stole their wedding photos after breaking into their photographer's home.