Painter must pay ex-worker $20K
Painter must pay ex-worker $20K
A painter who told an apprentice to take her grievance to a "no-win, no-fee lawyer" must pay her more than $20,000 in penalties for unjustified dismissal.
Guy Williams
Painter must pay former staffer $20K
Painter must pay former staffer $20K
A Wānaka painter who told an apprentice to take her grievance to a "no-win, no-fee lawyer" must pay her more than $20,000 in penalties for unjustified dismissal.
Jet boat company prosecuted over collision
Jet boat company prosecuted over collision
Maritime NZ is prosecuting commercial jetboat company Go Jets Wānaka and one of its skippers over a collision between two jetboats on the Clutha River in 2022.
Doorman’s eye socket broken in attack
Doorman’s eye socket broken in attack
A drunk man who broke a doorman's eye socket after pushing to the front of a late-night bar queue will serve five months’ home detention at his mother’s home in Christchurch.
Queenstown doorman’s eye socket broken in attack
Queenstown doorman’s eye socket broken in attack
A drunk man broke a doorman's eye socket after pushing to the front of a late-night queue for a Queenstown bar.
Fraudster's friends skied for free at Cardrona
Fraudster's friends skied for free at Cardrona
A Cardrona ski area employee used her work computer to add photos of her friends to other people's ski passes and get them free days on the slopes.
Arrowtown attack left victim needing surgery
Arrowtown attack left victim needing surgery
A Kingston mechanic "poleaxed" a man with a rugby-style tackle in Arrowtown before continuing the attack with kicks and punches as his victim lay on the ground.
‘Piddler on the roof’ in dock
‘Piddler on the roof’ in dock
A Queenstown man dubbed the "piddler on the roof" by Australian media for his drunken antics during a rugby test match last year has had another tangle with the law.
No change to alcohol serve limit for festival-goers
No change to alcohol serve limit for festival-goers
Patrons at this month’s Rhythm & Alps festival can still buy four drinks at a time, and the organisers are confident they can deliver a "safe and enjoyable" event.
Bar hours reduced at Rhythm & Alps
Bar hours reduced at Rhythm & Alps
Patrons at this month’s Rhythm & Alps festival at Cardrona can still buy four drinks at a time, but bar hours have been reduced on two of its days.
Engineer convicted on shoplifting charges
Engineer convicted on shoplifting charges
An aircraft engineer caught shoplifting at two Wānaka supermarkets has been denied a discharge without conviction.
Rhythm & Alps liquor decision delayed again
Rhythm & Alps liquor decision delayed again
A decision on an alcohol licence for the Rhythm & Alps festival in Cardrona has been put back a second time.
Drink-driver running out of options
Drink-driver running out of options
A judge has warned a recidivist drink-driver in Queenstown he could go to jail if he offends again.
$50K in penalties, arrears after complaint
$50K in penalties, arrears after complaint
The de facto manager of Alexandra’s Criterion Club Hotel, and the company behind it, must pay more than $50,000 in penalties and arrears following a complaint by a former employee.
Recidivist drink-driver warned
Recidivist drink-driver warned
A judge has warned a recidivist drink-driver he could go to jail if he offends again.
Death of missing man remains mystery
Death of missing man remains mystery
The circumstances surrounding the death of a man who disappeared in 2018 will probably never be known, a coroner says.
'Underbelly' of harm at festival: Police
'Underbelly' of harm at Rhythm & Alps festival: Police
A mix of intoxication, illicit drug use and sexual offending at the Rhythm & Alps festival causes an ‘‘underbelly’’ of harm to patrons that largely goes unreported, police say.
Claim co-director got ‘secret commissions’
Claim co-director got ‘secret commissions’
A legal dispute between the backers of a marina and village development once mooted for Queenstown’s Homestead Bay has been laid bare in a High Court decision.
‘Gold medal’ for breath-alcohol level
‘Gold medal’ for breath-alcohol level
A judge told a Gore engineer he was the "gold medal" winner for having the highest breath-alcohol level of the day.
Drink-driver had ‘gold medal’ breath-alcohol level
Drink-driver had ‘gold medal’ breath-alcohol level
A judge has told a Gore engineer he was the "gold medal" winner for having the highest breath-alcohol level of the day.