Bartender wiped friends’ drinks bill
Bartender wiped friends’ drinks bill
A Queenstown bartender has been fired - and convicted - for wiping a large booze bill for a group of friends at the pub where he worked.
Guy Williams
Bartender wiped friends’ drinks bill
Bartender wiped friends’ drinks bill
A Queenstown bartender has been fired, and convicted, for wiping a large booze bill for a group of friends at the pub where he worked.
Strip club owner drove ‘seriously drunk’
Strip club owner drove ‘seriously drunk’
A Queenstown strip club owner’s drink-driving history has been laid bare after he was caught driving at five times the legal limit.
DJ convicted over pushing man from stage
DJ convicted over pushing man from stage
A Queenstown DJ who pushed a man off a stage after he touched his musical equipment has been convicted of assault.
DJ convicted after push victim critically hurt
DJ convicted after push victim critically hurt
A Queenstown DJ who pushed a man off a stage after he touched his musical equipment has been convicted of assault.
Owner argues in dog’s defence
Owner argues in dog’s defence
The owner of a Queenstown dog classified as dangerous after it allegedly bit a man has told an appeal hearing he doubts it was responsible for the bite.
Helicopter model faulted in crash
Helicopter model faulted in crash
The crash of a Robinson helicopter near Queenstown that killed two men would not have occurred in any other type of helicopter, a coroner has found.
‘Bonnie and Clyde’ pair sentenced
‘Bonnie and Clyde’ pair sentenced
A Waimate woman who embarked on a "Bonnie and Clyde" style crime spree with her boyfriend in the Waitaki Valley has avoided a prison sentence.
Suppression for stepfather
Suppression for stepfather
A North Otago man who filmed his stepdaughter while she was taking a shower cannot be named.
Programme aims to rehabilitate driving offenders
Programme aims to rehabilitate driving offenders
A "confronting" course aimed at changing the behaviour of young or recidivist driving offenders will run as a trial in Queenstown later this year.
Drug-driver veered across centreline, hit large trees
Drug-driver veered across centreline, hit large trees
A Gore man who drove with two illegal drugs in his system is lucky to be alive after crashing into roadside trees, a judge says.
Woman subjected to control, violence
Woman subjected to control, violence
An Invercargill man subjected his partner to an onslaught of violence and controlling behaviour for 18 months, a judge says.
Man ‘went to crazy place’
Man ‘went to crazy place’
A man who "went to his crazy place" and shot a man three times in Winton has been sentenced to three years’ prison.
'Crazy place' shooter given three years' jail
'Crazy place' shooter given three years' jail
A man who "went to his crazy place" and shot a man three times in Winton has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Farmer fined over invasive seaweed
Farmer fined over invasive seaweed
An Athol farmer has been fined $5400 after the pest seaweed undaria was found on his boat in Fiordland’s Doubtful Sound.
Man cleared of assaulting his daughter
Man cleared of assaulting his daughter
A Whitianga man has been acquitted of assaulting his daughter in Luggate last October.
Non-custodial sentence an ‘investment’ in addict’s future
Non-custodial sentence an ‘investment’ in addict’s future
A Cromwell woman has been given a chance to turn her life around after she was caught dealing methamphetamine and helping an associate manufacture the drug.
Theft from employer a ‘devastating betrayal’
Theft from employer a ‘devastating betrayal’
An Otago woman stole $120,000 from her employer over nine years in what the company owner calls a "devastating betrayal".
Search after theft revealed more crimes
Search after theft revealed more crimes
An Alexandra man was the architect of his own downfall when a theft prompted police to search his home, revealing a cannabis-growing operation and other offending.
Home sentence for drug offence
Home sentence for drug offence
A DJ caught with more than 200 LSD tablets in his bedroom has avoided prison.