Jail after ninth drink-drive conviction
Woman jailed after ninth drink-drive conviction
A woman who drove from Dunedin to Gore while almost six times the legal alcohol limit has been sentenced to prison.
Guy Williams
Violent man given chance to change ways
Violent man given chance to change ways
A Queenstown man who beat up two Good Samaritans trying to help his girlfriend has been given a chance to reform.
Teen pleads guilty to charges after fatal crash
Invercargill teen pleads guilty to charges after fatal crash
An Invercargill teenager has admitted responsibility for a crash near Fortrose last year that killed one person and injured three others.
Driver many times over limit told to get professional help
Driver many times over limit told to get professional help
A Queenstown construction manager caught driving at nearly five times the legal alcohol limit has been told he needs professional help for his alcohol issues.
Discharged due to company prospects
Discharged due to company prospects
A Queenstown entrepreneur has avoided a drink-driving conviction because of the potential impact on his latest sartorial venture.
Boat propeller injury: $20K reparation for girl’s family
Boat propeller injury: $20K reparation for girl’s family
A Kingston man who reversed his boat into a young girl in Lake Wakatipu, causing her to be struck by its propeller, must pay $20,000 reparation to her family.
Propeller injury: $20k reparation for girl's family
Propeller injury: $20k reparation for girl's family
A man who accidentally reversed his boat into a young girl in Lake Wakatipu, causing her to be struck by its propeller, must pay $20,000 reparation to her family.
Propeller injury: $20k reparation for girl's family
Propeller injury: $20k reparation for girl's family
A Kingston man who accidentally reversed his boat into a young girl in Lake Wakatipu, causing her to be struck by its propeller, must pay $20,000 reparation to her family.
Man who broke alert level travel rules avoids conviction
Man who broke alert level travel rules avoids conviction
An Australian who breached Auckland’s Level 3 lockdown by travelling to Wanaka has successfully argued a conviction would cost him a new job.
Farmer given home detention for unlicensed firearms
Farmer given home detention for unlicensed firearms
A Lauder farmer has avoided a prison sentence for having 12 firearms without a licence.
Sentenced over violent attacks
Sentenced over violent attacks
An Alexandra man responsible for two violent attacks in the space of two months has been told by a judge he needs help for his problem with alcohol.
Major changes coming to tackle congestion
Major changes coming to tackle congestion
New Zealand’s roading agency is in the detailed design phase of a $115 million upgrade of the state highways running through Queenstown and Frankton.
Development near Arrowtown bid fails again
Development near Arrowtown bid fails again
A contentious proposal for a subdivision near Arrowtown has failed in a second court appeal.
Appeal by developer over trees dismissed
Appeal by developer over trees dismissed
A judge has dismissed an appeal by Queenstown property developer Chris Meehan of an Environment Court finding that trees planted by one of his companies on land it owns near Arrowtown are unlawful.
'Unbearable' impact of crash death revealed
'Unbearable' impact of husband's crash death revealed
The widow of an Alexandra man killed in a crash near Gibbston in December has told the driver responsible she had taken her soulmate from her.
'You took my soulmate from me,' widow tells crash driver
'You took my soulmate from me,' widow tells crash driver
A Wanaka woman responsible for the death of a man in a crash just before Christmas has been sentenced to home detention.
'You took my soulmate from me,' widow tells crash driver
'You took my soulmate from me,' widow tells crash driver
A Wanaka woman responsible for the death of an Alexandra man in a crash near Gibbston in December has been sentenced to four months’ home detention.
Jet-boat operator on drugs, alcohol
Jet-boat operator on drugs, alcohol
A South Island tourism giant has been fined $150k after the driver of a jet-boat that crashed, leaving four people injured, was found to be on a cocktail of booze and drugs.
Judge labels guard’s tackle vigilantism
Judge labels guard’s tackle vigilantism
A Queenstown security guard’s forceful tackling of a man allegedly responsible for an assault outside a nearby bar was a "vigilante action", a judge says.
Jet-boat operator on drugs, alcohol
Jet-boat operator on drugs, alcohol
A tourism giant has been fined $150,000 after the driver of a jet-boat that crashed near Queenstown, leaving four injured, was found to be on a cocktail of booze and party drugs.