NZ@Noon: 'Iconic' landmark sale and strange coincidence

A message in a bottle dropped into the ocean from a Cook Strait ferry in 1996 has returned home to Masterton almost two decades later. Photo / Andrew Bonnalack

A message in a bottle in Masterton and an iconic piece of Papamoa up for sale are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.

A strange set of coincidences has brought a message in a bottle home to Masterton after almost two decades.

An "iconic" Papamoa landmark is up for sale in the Bay.

Are you fur real? Westshore Bay had a couple of special visitors over the weekend.

A skyscraper in Kerikeri, a casino in Kaikohe and wind turbines in Hokianga have got people talking in Northland.

A Bollywood blockbuster is set to showcase all Rotorua has to offer to the world.

This Wanganui teen wasn't about to let her first aid training go to waste after her mother collapsed.