Terrible smells in Wanganui and a girl who could be the next Lorde are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.
"It's enough to make you gag." - Gonville residents are having issues with "objectionable odours" coming from Affco's Imlay works.
Could this Northland teen be the new Lorde?
A retired Tauranga couple have received a "fantastic" windfall after taking out $4.5 million in Lotto on Saturday.
For a 21-year-old Hawke's Bay graduate, winning a car could not have come at a better time.
A Warriors fan has had the "ultimate experience" after flying in by helicopter to deliver the match ball for the Warriors v Panthers game in Rotorua.
And finally, the bones and teeth of a 14m-long sperm whale found dead on a South Wairarapa coastal beach have been named by local iwi as Te Pani o te Moana - the orphan of the ocean.