Prison avoided for ninth drink-driving conviction
Prison avoided for ninth drink-driving conviction
An Alexandra woman has racked up her ninth drink-driving conviction, but avoided prison because it is her first offending in nearly 14 years.
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Plasterer caught with cocaine avoids jail
Plasterer caught with cocaine avoids jail
A South Island plasterer caught with more than $20,000 of cocaine in his flat has been sentenced.
Claim child porn collected for report
Claim child porn collected for report
A Wānaka man caught with more than 80,000 child pornography images on his computer claimed he was collecting the material to report it to authorities.
Queenstown man caught with $20K of cocaine
Queenstown man caught with $20K of cocaine
A Queenstown plasterer caught with more than $20,000 of cocaine in his flat has avoided prison.
Pensioner sentenced for various thefts
Pensioner sentenced for various thefts
A Mataura pensioner seems to have taken to heart the adage it is never too late to try something new.
Speed a factor in death — coroner
Speed a factor in death — coroner
An Albert Town man who crashed his motorbike near Cardrona four years ago "loved to ride fast", a coroner’s report says.
Court supports revised luxury hotel plan
Court supports revised luxury hotel plan
A court decision has opened the door for a long-planned luxury hotel on the main road into Queenstown.
Pensioner picks up penchant for pilfering pots
Pensioner picks up penchant for pilfering pots
A Mataura pensioner seems to have taken to heart the adage it is never too late to try something new.
US man here for wedding sentenced over attack
US man here for wedding sentenced over attack
An American who rained a flurry of punches on a prone Queenstown man, ruining a wedding celebration in the process, can return home after paying $6000 to his victim.
Man headbutted bouncer while on bail for assault
Man headbutted bouncer while on bail for assault
A Queenstown man with a history of violence broke a bouncer’s teeth with a headbutt while on bail for assaulting a 12-year-old boy.
Rezoning decision allows subdivision
Rezoning decision allows subdivision
A court rezoning decision has paved the way for film director Roger Donaldson to subdivide his rural Arrowtown land for luxury housing, despite opposition from neighbours.
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ERA denies bid for interim injunction
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ERA denies bid for interim injunction
A National infrastructure company’s bid for an interim injunction against a Central Otago man and his new employer for breaching restraint of trade clauses has failed.
Lax paperwork costs firm nearly $6000
Lax paperwork costs firm nearly $6000
A Queenstown security company must pay a former worker nearly $6000 for failing to give her proper employment paperwork.
Man knew he ‘shouldn’t have been driving’
Man knew he ‘shouldn’t have been driving’
A former Queenstown resident caught drink-driving at nearly six times the legal limit knew he "shouldn’t have been driving", a judge says.
Judge dismisses assault charge
Judge dismisses assault charge
A judge arranged a reconstruction to help him decide the outcome of an assault trial involving two Gore truck drivers with "bad blood" between them.
Family appeals zoning decision for new houses
Family appeals zoning decision for new houses
The Queenstown Lakes District Council opposes the rezoning of two out of the three areas a prominent farming family is seeking for a premium housing development, on land overlooking the Shotover...
Doctor convicted for drink-driving
Doctor found slumped in car convicted for drink-driving
A medical specialist caught drink-driving in Queenstown with one of the highest breath-alcohol levels ever seen in the South has been refused a discharge without conviction.
Land rezoning appeal hearing begins
Land rezoning appeal hearing begins
A prominent Queenstown farming family’s bid to rezone part of its land to enable a 34-lot luxury housing development began in the Environment Court yesterday.
Boozed medical specialist found slumped in car keeps name secret
Boozed medical specialist found slumped in car keeps name secret
A medical specialist caught drink-driving in Queenstown with one of the highest breath-alcohol levels ever seen in the South has been refused a discharge without conviction.
Glider pilot known for ‘unsafe flying’
Glider pilot known for ‘unsafe flying’
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) report on a fatal glider crash near Omarama in which Robert John Martin died backs up its position outlined in its safety education magazine that the pilot...