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.
Guy Williams
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘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
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.
Robinson appeals sentence
Robinson appeals sentence
The woman responsible for the death of Arrowtown teenager Allanah Walker is appealing her sentence.
Driver responsible for Arrowtown teen's death lodges appeal
Driver responsible for Arrowtown teen's death lodges appeal
The woman responsible for the death of Arrowtown teenager Allanah Walker is appealing her sentence.
Conviction, $500 fine for lockdown breach
Conviction, $500 fine for lockdown breach
A Lake Hawea man has been fined $500 for going jet-boating near Makarora during last year’s Covid-19 lockdown.
'A sense of entitlement': Conviction for boating lockdown breach
'A sense of entitlement': Conviction for boating lockdown breach
A Lake Hawea man has been fined $500 for going jet-boating near Makarora during last year’s Covid-19 lockdown.
Resort rider lands pro contract
Resort rider lands pro contract
Queenstown mountain biker Jess Blewitt has landed a professional contract.