NZ@Noon: Freak accident leaves man critical

Waipukurau Police, St John Ambulance and the volunteer fire service responded to an accident. Photo/Rachel Wise.

Stories happening around the region today include a "freak accident" that left an 18-year-old Hawke's Bay man in critical condition, Whangarei gets its sculpture back after a wee break and, Rotorua kids get a surprise during the Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon.

An 18-year-old Waipukurau man is in a critical condition at Hawke's Bay Hospital following a "freak accident" on the weekend which saw him fall into the path of an oncoming car.

National Crate Day was a disaster in Masterton. Photo/Cherie Taylor.

Wairarapa police said there was chaos on National Crate Day.

A sculpture depicting the Maori legend of Whangarei's founding sisters has been returned to its site beside the Hatea River.

Rotorua children having a go at the Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon got a triple surprise yesterday.

A stream of people filed through Bayfair Lotto in Tauranga yesterday hoping their ticket would be the million-dollar first-division winner.

In Wanganui, artist Leonie Sharp opens her fun exhibition "Another Man's Treasure" featuring quirky furnishings.

Leonie Sharp's Another Man's Treasure is showing at Gallery on Guyton until Wednesday. Photo/Stuart Munro