NZ@Noon: Flying skip ruins honeymoon

Honeymooners Adrian and Maggie Berkhout narrowly escaped death when a rubbish skip hit the car Adrian was driving and narrowly missed Maggie's. Photo / Michael Cunningham

Flying skips in Northland and stolen pies in Kaitaia are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.

A couple of honeymooners in Dargaville were apparently attacked by a "flying skip" yesterday.

Police in Kaitaia are asking locals the age-old question - who stole all the pies?

The next generation of RNZAF pilot trainers have met New Zealand's fastest feathered friend in flight at a unique celebration in Tauranga.

Several hundred rats in Pukaha Mount Bruce have been put on notice.

A Wanganui woman's bleeding gums were the result of gum disease and not assault, claims her estranged partner.

And finally, the memory of rugby legend Jonah Lomu has been honoured around the regions today, in Hawke's Bay, Rotorua, Wanganui, Northland and the Bay of Plenty.