NZ@Noon: Dr Who fan's DIY Dalek

Omokoroa man Dave Logan has built his own dalek.

Stories making headlines around the region today include a new tourist attraction for Rotorua, an error that sparks a spending spree for a Hawke's Bay man and a Dr Who fan who has built his own Dalek.

When Omokoroa resident Dave Logan was a child in the'60s, he was scared by Doctor Who's greatest enemy, the Daleks. Now he has one in his home.

In Wairarapa a Spooked dog 'on the run' finds a new home in time for the holidays.

An error leaves a Hastings man able to buy a fleet of Holdens.

A sleeping pod similar to the pods to be built in trees in Rotorua's Redwood Forest. Image/Supplied.

Rotorua is to get a new tourist attraction for Redwood Forest.

Police have arrested two men for a robbery that happened in Wanganui.

A vigilant local in Paihia stopped a spree of car break-ins.

Up to five cars were broken into around Paihia in a crime spree.