Guy Williams

Lawyer argues conditions have resulted in 'erroneous sentence'

Lawyer argues conditions have resulted in 'erroneous sentence'

The lawyer of a Queenstown woman responsible for the death of a teenager in a 2020 car crash says conditions applying to her home detention sentence were neither necessary nor legally justified.

Gambling funded by cash, jewellery theft

Michael Hill jewellery store manager stole more than $50k

A former manager at a Michael Hill store in Christchurch stole cash and jewellery from the company for more than two years before being reported by suspicious colleagues.

Gambling funded by cash, jewellery theft

A former manager of Michael Hill stores in Queenstown and Christchurch stole cash and jewellery from the company for more than two years before being reported by suspicious colleagues.

Deportation hanging over British woman

Caroline Douthwaite (left), of Queenstown, with partner Kurt Wilson and their dog Benny. PHOTO:...

Deportation hanging over British woman

Queenstown woman Caroline Douthwaite is running out of time and needs an answer.

Council lays out limits for airport company

MIQ will be removed for most travellers, replaced by a period of self-isolation and Covid-19...

Council lays out limits for airport company

As the Queenstown Airport Corporation develops its key strategic documents for the next decade and beyond, it will have to follow more closely a recipe set by its majority shareholder.

Detention for sexual assault, threats

A Palmerston North man claimed he could not remember indecently assaulting a woman at a Queenstown backpacker hostel because he had been inhaling solvents.

Man accused of attacking officer already on bail

Man accused of attacking officer already on bail

An Auckland man charged with the assault of a Queenstown policeman yesterday is already on bail for serious offending charges in his home city.

Officer in hospital after assault

A police officer is in hospital with a suspected broken jaw and collarbone after he was assaulted in central Queenstown this morning.

Queenstown officer in hospital after assault

A Queenstown policeman is in hospital with a suspected broken jaw and collarbone after being assaulted in the resort's CBD.

Poll shows hope for National, Key says

Sir John Key lines up his shot at Gibbston Valley Resort yesterday. Photo: Guy Williams

Poll shows hope for National, Key says

A political poll showing a jump in support for the National Party shows it is ‘‘game on’’ for next year’s general election, former prime minister Sir John Key says.

Medical centre apologises after receptionist breaches privacy

The medical receptionist swore party guests to secrecy - then told them the pair had had a sexual...

Medical centre apologises after receptionist breaches privacy

A Queenstown woman says a health centre receptionist who looked at her medical records went on to share details with her ex-boyfriend, who had also been in a relationship with the complainant, out of jealousy.

‘Cowardly’ attack could have been fatal: judge

Queenstown Lakes District Council was one of several local authorities experiencing pressure on...

‘Cowardly’ attack could have been fatal: judge

A judge has told a Queenstown electrician he is lucky to not be in prison for a coward’s punch that left a man lying senseless and bleeding on the footpath.

Attacks came days after Covid breach sentence

A Dunedin forestry worker who assaulted two men in Queenstown last October had only five days earlier been sentenced for a lockdown breach that made national headlines.