In explanation she told police she works early shifts and drinks beer when she gets home.
Brown was sentenced to 100 hours' community work, 12 months' supervision and disqualified from driving for 12 months.
Northland has some of the highest rates of drink-driving in the country, particularly repeat offenders, and the Northern Advocate is publishing its "name and shame" list of all people convicted of drink driving offences in the region.
Also sentenced in Northland's courts recently were:
Darcy ASHWORTH, 40, 157 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of blood - the legal limit is 80mg - six months' community detention, 12 months' supervision, disqualified from driving for 12 months and one day for his fourth drink driving conviction.
Anaru WATENE, 21, 102mg, $450 fine, disqualified from driving for six months.
Eden Mathew DRAKE, 18, 641mcg, $600 fine, disqualified from driving for six months.
Maraea Katerangi PROCTOR, 35, 845mcg, 100 hours' community work, 12 months supervision, disqualified from driving for seven months.
Christopher John HIGGINS, 45, 817mcg, $750 fine, disqualified from driving for six months.
Rebecca Ngarata Hune TAHERE, 24, 627mcg, $620 fine, disqualified from driving for six months.
Jonathan Christopher BRAMHALL, 34, 108mg, $525 fine, disqualified from driving for six months.
Carlos CONNELLY, 23, 907mcg, $900 fine, disqualified from driving for six months.
Robert James IRVINE, 33, unemployed, 602mcg, $800 fine, disqualified from driving for six months.
Liquor limits: Aged 20 and above: 400mcg of alcohol per litre of breath; 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood. Under 20: Young drivers with a blood alcohol limit of between 0.00 and 0.03 will receive an infringement fee of $200 and 50 demerit points.
Young drivers with a blood alcohol limit over that will continue to be subject to the same drink drive penalties as adults.