Guy Williams

Man demands $6000 from police in bizarre 'sovereign citizen' argument

A Queenstown man refused to undergo a roadside breath test, then demanded police pay him $6000 in "gold bullion" for taking up his time.

Subdivision rehearing bid denied

Gibbston Vines Ltd director Graham Wilkinson. Photo: ODT Files

Subdivision rehearing bid denied

A Gibbston subdivision proposal has had another legal setback after spending four years in the courts.

Lake Hawea man jailed for wife attacks

Lake Hawea man jailed for repeatedly attacking wife

A Lake Hawea man with a history of violent attacks on his wife will spend a year behind bars for his latest offending.

Pricey habit behind Arrowtown grow

Claim cannabis grown to support 40-60 'spot' a night habit

Two Arrowtown flatmates and "brothers in crime" decided to grow their own cannabis because their habit was costing them hundreds of dollars a week.

Qtown Crate Day violence ends in court

Cleared of bottling; guilty of resisting police

A judge has cleared a Queenstown man of bottling a woman after a Crate Day party erupted in violence, but found him guilty of resisting arrest.

Late-night pie craving carries a high cost

A Queenstown man’s trip to buy a pie, while more than four times the alcohol limit, turned to custard on the return journey.

Man discharged for headbutt

The Queenstown Lakes District Council is expecting receive four new Special Housing Area...

Man discharged for headbutt

A German work visa holder who headbutted a man in a Queenstown bar on Christmas Eve has been granted a discharge without conviction.

Home detention request granted

Learning challenges caused by dyslexia may have contributed to a Queenstown man’s drug addiction and subsequent offending, a judge says.

Course sets offenders on the right track

Course sets offenders on the right track

A pilot programme for a confronting course aimed at changing the attitudes of young or recidivist driving offenders starts in Queenstown tomorrow.

Man avoids conviction after making intimate video

A Queenstown man who made an intimate video recording of a Queenstown sex worker without her consent has been granted a discharge without conviction.

Man avoids conviction after making intimate video

A Queenstown man who made an intimate video recording of a Queenstown sex worker without her consent has been granted a discharge without conviction.

Repeat drink-driver tried to evade police after being seen speeding

A recidivist drink-driver who attempted to evade police after being seen speeding in Queenstown has avoided prison.

Domestic violence conviction rates climb

The number of convictions for domestic violence offences in the Queenstown Lakes increased by more than 80% between 2018 and last year.

'Devastated by loss of three wonderful men'

The three men who died in the helicopter crash near Wanaka Airport (from left) Nick Wallis, Paul...

Fatal helicopter crash: 'Devastated by loss of three wonderful men'

The triple-fatal crash of a helicopter near Wanaka Airport in 2018 continues to have a "devastating" impact, the son of one of the men killed says.

DJ ordered to pay reparation after pushing man from stage

The World Bar in Queenstown. Photo: Google Maps

DJ ordered to pay reparation after pushing man from stage

A Queenstown DJ who seriously injured a man by pushing him off a stage has been sentenced to community work and ordered to pay reparation.

'Devastated by loss of three wonderful men'

The triple-fatal crash of a helicopter near Wanaka Airport in 2018 continues to have a "devastating" impact, the son of one of the men killed says.

Woman ‘addicted’ to theft: judge

A former Queenstown woman’s addiction to thievery was driven by her methamphetamine addiction, a court has heard.

The impacts of rezoning land use

The Feeley property sits at the western entrance to the township, with McDonnell Rd on the left...

The impacts of rezoning land use

A proposal to rezone a triangle of land at the doorstep of the historic township of Arrowtown went under the microscope at a two-day hearing this week.

US ski team member avoids conviction

Police were called to the crash on Highsted Rd last night. Photo: Supplied

US ski team member avoids conviction

A United States freestyle ski team member has avoided conviction after a drunken escapade in Queenstown.

Home D for 3-month crime spree

An Invercargill man has received a home detention sentence for a three-month crime spree that culminated in a brazen daytime theft from a Queenstown sports store.

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