Stories from around the regions: A Rotorua mother is heartbroken after vandals destroyed her baby's grave and a police pursuit in Northland had it all: cars, a plane and a ride-on lawnmower.
A mother has been left "heartbroken" after her baby daughter's grave was destroyed by vandals at a Rotorua cemetery.
![A man was taken from Hastings District Court by ambulance after he jumped out of the dock during a court appearance. Photo/Duncan Brown](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PARAV53B25BQWAWV37JGQKWHJY.jpg?auth=c190040bfec790efc86c42f1424246f49dc21605c62186e013f37b343c9505a6&width=16&height=10&quality=70&smart=true)
A patched Mongrel Mob member attempted to make a dash for freedom, jumping over a glass pane in the dock in the Hastings District Court.
In Northland a police pursuit lasted more than two hours and involved four stolen vehicles, police dogs, a rammed police car, a plane and a school caretaker on a ride-on lawnmower.