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:
David Peter SANDERSON, 36, 125 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, 80 hours' community work, disqualified from driving for 12 months and one day for his third drink-driving conviction.
Sharon Lee BRAKE, 43, 700mcg, $600 fine, disqualified from driving for six months.
Andreia Rose HARTLEY, 18, 469mcg, 40 hours' community work, disqualified from driving for six months.
Alyse Danna HILDRETH, 23, 578mcg, $500 fine, disqualified from driving for six months.
Sherrene Maree HOHEPA, 25, 604mcg, 100 hours' community work, disqualified from driving for nine months.
Daniel Bruce ASPINALL, 27, 95mg, $475 fine, disqualified from driving for six months.
Claetun DELANI, 33, boat builder, 642mcg, $500 fine, disqualified from driving for six months.
Tyson Wade Francis REPIA-TE WHARE, 19, 377mcg, $350 fine, disqualified from driving for three months.
Francis JOCHEMS, 36, farmer, 88mg, $500 fine, disqualified from driving for six months.
Jeffrey Gerard HOPKINS, 47, confectioner, 556mcg, $500 fine, disqualified from driving for six months.
Dean ANDERSON, 34, 518mcg, $500 fine, disqualified from driving for six months.
Marlene BEAZLEY, 39, mother, 570mcg, $550 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: 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 be subject to the same drink-drive penalties as adults.