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.
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.