NZ@Noon: Fake soldier and a royal visitor

Yordan Michael Militch pretended to be a decorated war veteran.

A fake SAS soldier in Hawke's Bay and the preparations for a royal visitor in Wanganui are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.

A "negligent" builder in Hawke's Bay who had his building license revoked apparently also masqueraded as an SAS soldier at several events.

Wanganui is pulling out all the stops for a special royal visitor tomorrow - and many streets in the city will closed. Check out which ones here.

This Rotorua constable will be fighting his heart to prove police are not "machines" at the State of Origin fight night this weekend.

A Northland service station owner decided to stop selling cigarettes to help one of his staff members quit.

A Masterton student will be taking on new heights when she heads off to an Alabama "space camp" in July.

A small but dedicated Tauranga service club is putting its money where its mouth is in a bid to convince the city council to support the Tauranga cycleway.

And finally, the best Mother's Day present came early for three Stratford mums who finally learned their daughters were safe, despite being in Nepal at the time of the earthquake.