NZ@Noon: Harleys' rally together for CanTeen

The Hawke's Bay Harley Motorcycle Club annual spring run fundraising ride, supporting youth cancer charity CanTeen. Turning off SH50 Maraekakaho Rd into Valley Rd, Maraekakaho. PHOTO/DUNCAN BROWN

Around 400 bikes arrived at the Angus Hotel in Hastings on Saturday to go on a ride for children with cancer, and Tauranga's newest shopping hub has officially opened this morning. These are just two of the headlines around the regions today.

The Hawke's Bay Harley Davidson club rallied together for their annual spring run to support CanTeen and fundraise donations for the cause over the weekend.

The $50 million first phase of the Tauranga Crossing development has formally opened this morning just after 7 am.

The use of apps like Snapchat and Pokemon Go are adding to the risks young people are taking on the roads, says a teenage safe driving advocate.

Plans to turn Mt Tarawera and the surrounding land and lake area into a world-class tourism venture are on the cards with a new partnership being formed.

A Bay artist hopes to raise over $1.5m through crowd funding to buy a rural property in Katikati she once owned - with the aim of turning it into an art sanctuary.