An ivory trader gets caught in Napier and a flagon full of flies in the Wairarapa are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.
A Napier man has been nabbed after attempting to sell the tusk of an endangered elephant on Trademe.
A "flagon full of flies" is the gift for someone who has everything, according to this Masterton trader.
This Christmas will be particularly poignant for this Whanganui couple.
This Rotorua family is in for a cracker Christmas thanks to a "forgotten" competition.
In a Far North town, Ngapuhi Christmas elves have been making a list and checking it twice to make Christmas special for deserving Kaikohe kids.
And finally, Pilot Bay in Tauranga is closed to the public today. See here for details.