Choppers on list ‘without factual cause’
Choppers on list ‘without factual cause’
A coroner’s findings into a helicopter accident near Queenstown in 2015 has brought the safety of Robinson helicopters back into the spotlight.
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Drink-driver caused $13K damage to work car
Drink-driver caused $13K damage to work car
A Queenstown bar manager is on her last warning after crashing her work vehicle while more than four times the legal limit.
Golf director fails to dodge police
Golf director fails to dodge police
A Queenstown golf director found himself in the rough after trying to evade a police alcohol checkpoint.
No driving ban because of concern
No driving ban because of concern
A man caught driving at 162kmh has avoided a driving ban because he was concerned about his pregnant partner.
Man lashed out when getting help
Man lashed out when getting help
A Waimahaka farm worker assaulted an ambulance officer after a drunken crash, then seriously injured himself in another drunken crash five months later.
Bartender wiped friends’ drinks bill
Bartender wiped friends’ drinks bill
A Queenstown bartender has been fired - and convicted - for wiping a large booze bill for a group of friends at the pub where he worked.
Bartender wiped friends’ drinks bill
Bartender wiped friends’ drinks bill
A Queenstown bartender has been fired, and convicted, for wiping a large booze bill for a group of friends at the pub where he worked.
Strip club owner drove ‘seriously drunk’
Strip club owner drove ‘seriously drunk’
A Queenstown strip club owner’s drink-driving history has been laid bare after he was caught driving at five times the legal limit.
DJ convicted over pushing man from stage
DJ convicted over pushing man from stage
A Queenstown DJ who pushed a man off a stage after he touched his musical equipment has been convicted of assault.
DJ convicted after push victim critically hurt
DJ convicted after push victim critically hurt
A Queenstown DJ who pushed a man off a stage after he touched his musical equipment has been convicted of assault.
Owner argues in dog’s defence
Owner argues in dog’s defence
The owner of a Queenstown dog classified as dangerous after it allegedly bit a man has told an appeal hearing he doubts it was responsible for the bite.
Helicopter model faulted in crash
Helicopter model faulted in crash
The crash of a Robinson helicopter near Queenstown that killed two men would not have occurred in any other type of helicopter, a coroner has found.
‘Bonnie and Clyde’ pair sentenced
‘Bonnie and Clyde’ pair sentenced
A Waimate woman who embarked on a "Bonnie and Clyde" style crime spree with her boyfriend in the Waitaki Valley has avoided a prison sentence.
Suppression for stepfather
Suppression for stepfather
A North Otago man who filmed his stepdaughter while she was taking a shower cannot be named.
Programme aims to rehabilitate driving offenders
Programme aims to rehabilitate driving offenders
A "confronting" course aimed at changing the behaviour of young or recidivist driving offenders will run as a trial in Queenstown later this year.
Drug-driver veered across centreline, hit large trees
Drug-driver veered across centreline, hit large trees
A Gore man who drove with two illegal drugs in his system is lucky to be alive after crashing into roadside trees, a judge says.
Woman subjected to control, violence
Woman subjected to control, violence
An Invercargill man subjected his partner to an onslaught of violence and controlling behaviour for 18 months, a judge says.
Man ‘went to crazy place’
Man ‘went to crazy place’
A man who "went to his crazy place" and shot a man three times in Winton has been sentenced to three years’ prison.
'Crazy place' shooter given three years' jail
'Crazy place' shooter given three years' jail
A man who "went to his crazy place" and shot a man three times in Winton has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Farmer fined over invasive seaweed
Farmer fined over invasive seaweed
An Athol farmer has been fined $5400 after the pest seaweed undaria was found on his boat in Fiordland’s Doubtful Sound.