A violent assault at a Hawke's Bay bottle shop and a Rotorua grandmother too scared to go to sleep are just two of the stories making headlines around the regions today.
A shopkeeper and hotel manager were 'bottled and beaten' by three offenders in Clive yesterday.
A Rotorua grandmother fears for the safety of her family after her home was burgled as she and her grandchildren slept.
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Nineteen naughty Northlanders who did not fill out their Census forms may be among the 100 people nationally who are being prosecuted.