NZ@Noon: Kai's new role and a 'scary' save

Marty Watts, of Dannevirke Mitre 10, and Dannevirke High School pupil Cameron Hutching alerted neighbours and made sure Chris Bray escaped the fire. Photo / Christine McKay

Two Dannevirke men have been applauded as "heroes" after quick thinking saved an elderly woman.

A neglected, abandoned stray named Kai had a rough start in life - but all that is about to change thanks to a Kaikohe family.

Vandals have hit a Wairarapa charity again - and this time they left a souvenir.

One of the homegrown stars of the Hobbit movies has been spotted in Rotorua this week.

Some years ago children at Ahipara School shamed their elders into desisting from dumping rubbish in the dunes - and it looks like they are needed again.

Give me some of the old-fashioned rock 'n roll! - vinyl is making a comeback in Tauranga.

More than 40 years in the fashion business is coming to an end for a Wanganui couple.

And finally, electric vehicle drivers can now charge up - for free - at a charging station in Newmarket.