NZ@Noon: Kenyan crash anniversary quietly honoured

Bethlehem College parents Brian and Grace Johnston and ex-student Caitlin Dickson as they were remembered in a memorial service for the three, who were killed in a Kenya bus crash. Photo/file

A fatal crash in Kenya is remembered in the Bay of Plenty and a Wanganui peacemaker ends up shirtless on the streets - these are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.

Today marks the second anniversary of the mini-bus crash in Kenya that took the lives of three Tauranga people and a Kenyan.

A Wanganui man who tried to "defuse" tensions between his mother and her neighbours ended up shirtless and screaming on the streets.

Cheap really can be nasty - a multi-board and a dehumidifier are the major suspects for the fire at Awanui's Mana Kai Honey Whare.

Grid-locked traffic over the weekend forced a Northland nana to miss her grand-daughters wedding.

A grieving Hamilton couple who lost their baby girl have broken their silence after a 'nightmare month'.

A popular Ahuriri bar will be closed for 24 hours next week after being found guilty of breaching the conditions of its license.

A Wairarapa pilot will be flying some of the rare planes at this year's Wings over Wairarapa air show, almost in time to mark a very special anniversary.

And finally, burlesque has come to the Blue Baths and Rotorua's nightlife is all the better for it.