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.
Guy Williams
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.
Man serving legal papers spat on, yelled at
Man serving legal papers spat on, yelled at
A Queenstown resident who spat on a man who served him legal documents has been sentenced to community work.
Man serving legal papers spat on,yelled at
Man serving legal papers spat on,yelled at
A Queenstown resident who spat on a man who served him legal documents has been sentenced to community work.
Threat driven by drinking: judge
Threat driven by drinking: judge
A Queenstown man who threatened to kill his neighbour has been sentenced to community work and urged to address his alcohol and anger issues.
Driver who caused death has conditions quashed
Driver who caused death has conditions quashed
A Queenstown woman responsible for the death of a teenager in a 2020 car crash has successfully appealed aspects of her sentence in the High Court.
Driver avoids assault conviction
Driver avoids assault conviction
A bus driver who assaulted two children on a Cromwell school bus run has avoided a conviction.
Hunter convicted and fined over deer on farmer’s land
Hunter convicted and fined over deer on farmer’s land
A Central Otago hunter who was spotted carrying a deer on Patearoa Station without having permission to be there has been fined.
Punch causes multiple jaw fractures
Punch causes multiple jaw fractures
A Brazillian tiler who shattered a man’s jaw with a single punch is facing possible deportation after his bid for a discharge without conviction failed in the Queenstown District Court yesterday.
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.
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.