NZ@Noon: Kitten caper and a 'season of hell'

Dargaville firefighters Anthony Mager (left) and Mark Schreurs return a terrified 5-month-old Bebe to her grateful owner.

Wairarapa Cricket culminating the "season of hell" and a kitten getting caught in an uncomfortable situation in Dargaville - these are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.

It's been a "season of hell" - the Spirit of Cricket was conspicuously absent from the final of Wairarapa Cricket's flagship competition.

Two Dargaville firemen have made one grateful owner's day after shimmying through four metres of mud to rescue a furry friend.

A Rotorua man has admitted making an"incredibly stupid" mistake that could have cost his friend his life.

A rock star will be making an appearance at Napier's EIT marae today.

A Wanganui woman has made a plea for the return of "irreplaceable" images after her tablet was stolen from her car.

And finally, feeling generous? Do you have a Heart of Gold? Donate plasma in Tauranga and you could save a life.