NZ@Noon: Seatbelt saves driver as truck rolls

A young driver escaped unharmed after losing control of the tyre transport truck. Photo / Nathan Crombie

A truck driver escapes a truck roll unscathed and an epic trek to raise funds for charity are just two stories making headlines around the regions today.

A seatbelt saved a young truck driver who yesterday crawled unharmed from the wreckage of his rolled truck near Greytown, police say.

Rebecca Cox has set herself a tough challenge - she is walking the length of New Zealand with the aim of raising $60,000 for Oxfam's rural training centres in Vanuatu.

Rotorua's airport runway will become a race track for the first two events on the first night of the Rotorua Bike Festival.

Anyone passing Napier Port yesterday could have been excused for believing they ought to head for an eye specialist to get their vision checked out.

A 24 year old Northland man killed in a beach crash will be remembered with a ceremony at sea in.

And finally, a small group of tidy Kiwis have dedicated their spare time to keeping the shores of Mount Maunganui clean.