Top stories for Wednesday, April 2

Dick Frew and Anna Kendall have won the ballot to attend the 100th Gallipoli commemorations next year.

1. Another truck in trouble in the Kaimai Ranges

Another Fonterra truck and trailer unit has come into trouble when travelling the Kaimai Ranges this week. Tauranga police Sergeant Nigel Ramsden said it appeared a fire had broken out on board.

2. Gallipoli passes thrill friends

An ex-soldier and a podiatrist are celebrating a heart-warming fluke in which each won passes to the exclusive 100th anniversary commemorations of the Gallipoli landings in Turkey next year.

Dick Frew and Anna Kendall have won the ballot to attend the 100th Gallipoli commemorations next year.

3. Forklift injures woman at Mount Maunganui

A woman has been taken to hospital with moderate leg injuries after being hit with a forklift at her workplace in Mount Maunganui.

4. Bay safe from tsunami after Chile quake

Boaties on the Bay of Plenty coast are being encouraged to check their vessel's moorings following the earthquake off Chile's coast today.

Craig Anderson will be in action at the national longboarding event off Papamoa next weekend. PHOTO/FILE

5. Best longboarders drop in at the Bay

In just over a week, the country's best longboarders will hit the water at Papamoa in a one-off national longboarding event.