Farmer given home detention for unlicensed firearms
Farmer given home detention for unlicensed firearms
A Lauder farmer has avoided a prison sentence for having 12 firearms without a licence.
Guy Williams
Sentenced over violent attacks
Sentenced over violent attacks
An Alexandra man responsible for two violent attacks in the space of two months has been told by a judge he needs help for his problem with alcohol.
Major changes coming to tackle congestion
Major changes coming to tackle congestion
New Zealand’s roading agency is in the detailed design phase of a $115 million upgrade of the state highways running through Queenstown and Frankton.
Development near Arrowtown bid fails again
Development near Arrowtown bid fails again
A contentious proposal for a subdivision near Arrowtown has failed in a second court appeal.
Appeal by developer over trees dismissed
Appeal by developer over trees dismissed
A judge has dismissed an appeal by Queenstown property developer Chris Meehan of an Environment Court finding that trees planted by one of his companies on land it owns near Arrowtown are unlawful.
'Unbearable' impact of crash death revealed
'Unbearable' impact of husband's crash death revealed
The widow of an Alexandra man killed in a crash near Gibbston in December has told the driver responsible she had taken her soulmate from her.
'You took my soulmate from me,' widow tells crash driver
'You took my soulmate from me,' widow tells crash driver
A Wanaka woman responsible for the death of a man in a crash just before Christmas has been sentenced to home detention.
'You took my soulmate from me,' widow tells crash driver
'You took my soulmate from me,' widow tells crash driver
A Wanaka woman responsible for the death of an Alexandra man in a crash near Gibbston in December has been sentenced to four months’ home detention.
Jet-boat operator on drugs, alcohol
Jet-boat operator on drugs, alcohol
A South Island tourism giant has been fined $150k after the driver of a jet-boat that crashed, leaving four people injured, was found to be on a cocktail of booze and drugs.
Judge labels guard’s tackle vigilantism
Judge labels guard’s tackle vigilantism
A Queenstown security guard’s forceful tackling of a man allegedly responsible for an assault outside a nearby bar was a "vigilante action", a judge says.
Jet-boat operator on drugs, alcohol
Jet-boat operator on drugs, alcohol
A tourism giant has been fined $150,000 after the driver of a jet-boat that crashed near Queenstown, leaving four injured, was found to be on a cocktail of booze and party drugs.
Man serving legal papers spat on, yelled at
Man serving legal papers spat on, yelled at
A Queenstown resident who spat on a man who served him legal documents has been sentenced to community work.
Man serving legal papers spat on,yelled at
Man serving legal papers spat on,yelled at
A Queenstown resident who spat on a man who served him legal documents has been sentenced to community work.
Threat driven by drinking: judge
Threat driven by drinking: judge
A Queenstown man who threatened to kill his neighbour has been sentenced to community work and urged to address his alcohol and anger issues.
Driver who caused death has conditions quashed
Driver who caused death has conditions quashed
A Queenstown woman responsible for the death of a teenager in a 2020 car crash has successfully appealed aspects of her sentence in the High Court.
Driver avoids assault conviction
Driver avoids assault conviction
A bus driver who assaulted two children on a Cromwell school bus run has avoided a conviction.
Hunter convicted and fined over deer on farmer’s land
Hunter convicted and fined over deer on farmer’s land
A Central Otago hunter who was spotted carrying a deer on Patearoa Station without having permission to be there has been fined.
Punch causes multiple jaw fractures
Punch causes multiple jaw fractures
A Brazillian tiler who shattered a man’s jaw with a single punch is facing possible deportation after his bid for a discharge without conviction failed in the Queenstown District Court yesterday.
Dangerous driver keeps licence
Dangerous driver keeps licence
A Queenstown delivery driver who narrowly missed a stop-go sign operator has avoided a disqualification that would have cost him his job.
Decision on sentencing appeal reserved
Decision on sentencing appeal reserved
Counsel for the Queenstown woman responsible for the death of a teenager in a 2020 car crash says conditions applied to her home detention sentence were neither necessary nor legally justified.