NZ@Noon: Nuns to man crossing

School students use the kea crossing on Alma Rd in Wanganui. Photo / Stuart Monroe

Stories making headlines around the regions today include a school crossing manned by nuns and a maori heirloom stolen in broad daylight.

A kea crossing outside three schools in Wanganui will soon have nuns to man it.

Wairarapa's police and Aratoi Museum need your help to find a stolen heirloom.

A website which can help shoppers with their Christmas shopping, is proving a big hit since it went live last week.

A Tauranga student with an eye for innovation has been awarded a $10,000 scholarship at the AMP National Scholarships Awards.

Hawke's Bay Today Editor Mark Story writes about some of the hottest local food in the Hawke's Bay.

American muscle has hit the Wairarapa for the inaugural Cruise Martinborough weekend rally.

Are you a speedy Aucklander? Click here to find out were Auckland's new speed cameras are situated.

And finally, with a lively secret to a long life, Northland's Olive Oldfield celebrated her 108th birthday yesterday.