Stories making headlines around the regions today include prison cell checks in Northland and a burglar whose thirst led to his capture.
Failure to notice two inmates state of mind has contributed to the deaths of two Northland men.
A burglar should have thought twice before drinking three cans of energy drinks during a burglary.
A Rotorua woman had no choice but to drink and drive, a court has heard.
A man was sentenced to home detention at a property only a few hundred metres from a primary school.