Skifield fined over Queenstown woman's death
Coronet Peak owner ordered to pay almost $600k over death
Skifield owner NZSki must pay nearly $600,000 in penalties in relation to the death of a Queenstown woman at Coronet Peak.
Guy Williams
Drink-driver had identical reading to previous offence
Drink-driver had identical reading to previous offence
A Mataura man has been caught drink-driving twice in two months with identical breath-alcohol levels more than four times the legal limit.
Queenstown man ripped off friends to gamble
Queenstown man ripped off friends to gamble
A Queenstown man ripped off three friends for more than $14,000 to feed a gambling addiction, a court has heard.
Drink-driver had identical breath-alcohol reading to previous offence
Drink-driver had identical breath-alcohol reading to previous offence
A Mataura man has been caught drink-driving twice in two months with identical breath-alcohol levels more than four times the legal limit.
Driver's blood-alcohol level 'off the charts'
'Off the charts' blood-alcohol reading for driver who crashed into parked car
A Wanaka man who crashed into a parked car after drinking 25 pre-mixed drinks had a blood-alcohol level that was "off the charts", a community magistrate says.
Drink-driver’s blood-alcohol level ‘off the charts’
Drink-driver’s blood-alcohol level ‘off the charts’
A Wānaka man who crashed into a parked car after drinking 25 pre-mixed drinks had a blood-alcohol level "off the charts", a community magistrate says.
Drowned man slipped from friend's hand and disappeared
Drowned man slipped from friend's hand and disappeared
A man’s friend grabbed his hand to stop him going under the water in a Central Otago pond, but had to let go before he was dragged down, a coroner says.
Frenchman who sold detective drugs sentenced
Frenchman who sold detective drugs sentenced
A French DJ’s lucrative sideline in drug dealing came to an end when he sold ecstasy to an undercover detective in Queenstown.
Restaurateur urinates on police station floor
Restaurateur urinates on police station floor
A Queenstown restaurateur urinated in the telephone room of the resort town’s police station after being caught drink-driving, a court has heard.
Queenstown pensioner knocked out with coward's punch
Queenstown pensioner knocked out with coward's punch
A Queenstown builder who knocked out a pensioner with a coward’s punch knows he is on his last chance, his lawyer says.
Bid to remove website article rejected
Bid to remove website article rejected
A judge has thrown out a woman’s application for an Otago Daily Times article about her drink-driving conviction to be removed from the newspaper’s website.
Programme aims to stop reoffending
Programme aims to stop reoffending
In a first for Queenstown Lakes, a non-profit organisation is taking a kaupapa Māori approach to providing social services for convicted offenders.
Drive My Life — social solution to social problem
Drive My Life — social solution to social problem
More than 20 shearing workers have been referred to the Drive My Life programme by Cromwell policeman Senior Constable Paddy Henderson over the past few months.
Keeping them out of the system
‘Prevention first’ model addressing crime
Senior Constable Paddy Henderson has been known to pull wool over the eyes of those he meets on his visits to Central Otago shearing gangs.
Driver killed in high-speed crash into tree was drunk
Driver killed in high-speed crash into tree was drunk
The death of a Pisa Moorings man in a fiery crash near Wānaka Airport was another example of the dangers of drink-driving, a coroner says.
Victim remained remarkably composed in assault, judge says
Victim remained remarkably composed in assault, judge says
The victim of an indecent assault showed remarkable composure to get her attacker’s details and coax him out of her home, a judge says.
Man on supervision punched DJ at bar
Man on supervision punched DJ at bar
An apprentice electrician who punched a DJ while on supervision for previous offending got "caught up in the moment" while out drinking, his lawyer says.
No conviction for tagging spree; name suppressed
No conviction for tagging spree; name suppressed
A Wānaka woman who went on a five-month tagging spree has avoided a conviction and cannot be named.
Orchard fined after worker loses fingers
Orchard fined after worker loses fingers
A Central Otago orchard must pay more than $260,000 in penalties after a packing shed incident led to a teenage seasonal worker having three fingers amputated.
Judge warns Aussies caught skiing for free
Judge warns Aussies caught skiing for free
Four Australian holidaymakers have been caught skiing for free at Cardrona Alpine Resort with lift passes given by a friend working at the ski field near Wānaka.