Poachers sentenced
Poachers sentenced
Two Southland men caught trying to poach deer near Gore with a stolen rifle have been sentenced.
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Covid fine for bar owner reduced
Covid fine for bar owner reduced
A Wanaka bar owner fined for breaching Covid rules asked a judge to show leniency because the business remained in "survival mode".
Ex-councillor takes CODC to court over road
Ex-councillor takes CODC to court over road
Former Dunedin city councillor Hilary Calvert is taking the Central Otago District Council to court over a right-of-way dispute involving her Oturehua property.
First two sentenced in drug bust
First two sentenced in drug bust
A judge has sentenced the first two of 10 people arrested in a major drugs bust in October.
Man caught drink-driving twice in five days
Man caught drink-driving twice in five days
A Queenstown builder was caught drink-driving twice in five days — the second time on the Remarkables skifield access road in a vehicle without number plates.
Woman ‘lived in fear’ of next assault for nearly year
Woman ‘lived in fear’ of next assault for nearly year
A Queenstown woman "lived in fear" of the next assault by her partner for nearly a year, police say.
Out of pocket and patience with illegal hunting
Out of pocket and patience with illegal hunting
Otago and Southland already have the highest rate of unlawful hunting in the country, and now landowners, police and legitimate hunters say poaching appears to be on the rise in the region. Guy Williams looks at what could be behind the trend and what is being done to combat it.
Award as compensation claim backfires
Award as compensation claim backfires
A Dunedin man’s half-million-dollar claim against his former employer backfired when he was ordered to pay the company more than $260,000.
Bad day at work ends in assault
Bad day at work ends in assault
An Ettrick man who attacked his partner after a bad day at work has been told to sort out his anger issues.
Drowned detective was a metre from safety
Drowned detective was a metre from safety
An Australian detective who drowned during a rafting trip on the Shotover River was only about a metre from being pulled to safety when he lost grip of a safety rope.
Guilty plea to fraud charges
Guilty plea to fraud charges
A former contractor for Gore Health Ltd has pleaded guilty to fraud charges.
Gore Health contractor pleads guilty to fraud
Gore Health contractor pleads guilty to fraud
A woman who contracted services to Gore Health Ltd has pleaded guilty to fraud charges today.
Man attacks partner in drunken jealous rage
Man attacks partner in drunken jealous rage
An Arrowtown woman thought she would die during an assault by her partner, a court has heard.
Cromwell woman jailed for assaults
Cromwell woman jailed for assaults
A Cromwell woman has been jailed for a year for assaulting three people, including stabbing a friend with a broken bottle.
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Approval ‘by the finest of margins’
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Approval ‘by the finest of margins’
The first phase of a billion-dollar Queenstown development has been approved "by the finest of margins" by a fast-track consenting panel.
Fast-track for billion-dollar Queenstown development
Fast-track for billion-dollar Queenstown development
The first two stages of Queenstown's billion-dollar Lakeview Te Taumata development have been approved by a fast-track consenting panel.
Mechanic told customer he would ‘smash’ his face
Mechanic told customer he would ‘smash’ his face
A mechanic threatened to track down a customer and "smash his face in" after a repair deal went awry.
Man convicted of assault despite mistrial
Man convicted of assault despite mistrial
A Cromwell man has been convicted of a domestic violence charge, despite the judge declaring a mistrial.
Man taunted officers while wading in lake
'Here piggy piggy': Man taunted officers while wading in lake
A transient man who taunted Queenstown police as he waded around the resort’s lake shallows for an hour and a-half has been sentenced to four months’ prison.
Watch: Jet-boat rapids descent cops $1500 fine
Watch: Jet-boat rapids descent cops $1500 fine
A farmer whose first-ever descent of the Nevis Bluff rapids near Queenstown in a jet-boat a year ago spawned a viral internet video has been slapped with a $1500 fine.