Drink-driving conviction and a big bill
Drink-driving conviction and a big bill
A power company is chasing a Cromwell man for $35,000 after he crashed into an electrical transformer while driving drunk.
Guy Williams
Jetboat driver took risky line before accident
Jetboat driver took risky line before accident
The co-owner of Go Jets Wanaka must pay more than $50,000 in penalties after his collision with another jetboat on the Clutha River caused lifelong injuries to the other boat’s driver.
$51k in penalties for jet-boat injury crash
$51k in penalties for jet-boat injury crash
The co-owner of Go Jets Wanaka must pay more than $50,000 in penalties after his collision with another jet-boat caused lifelong injuries to the other boat’s driver.
Wānaka sex offender named
Sex offender who masturbated while driving named
A Wānaka man masturbated as he drove after indecently assaulting a teenage girl in his car, a court has heard.
'This disgusting man': Wānaka sex offender named
'This disgusting man': Wānaka sex offender named
A Wānaka man masturbated as he drove after indecently assaulting a teenaged girl in his car, a court has heard.
Cafe owner must pay ex-worker $17,000 for wrongful dismissal
Cafe owner must pay ex-worker $17,000 for wrongful dismissal
A Clyde cafe owner has been ordered to pay more than $17,000 to a former worker for wrongful dismissal.
Judge warns directors against litigation
Judge warns directors against litigation
A high court judge has urged the warring directors of a Queenstown digital media business to resolve their dispute outside the courts.
Victim, defendant shake on it
Victim, defendant shake on it
A Queenstown man was so drunk he cannot remember assaulting a bouncer who kicked him out of a bar.
Freedom camping decision invalid: review
Freedom camping decision invalid: review
New Zealand’s largest motor caravanning group has successfully challenged the legality of the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s freedom camping bylaw.
Man to be deported following assaults
Man to be deported following assaults
A Lake Hawea man who indecently assaulted two women in Cromwell has been sentenced to 13 months’ imprisonment.
Community 'still anxious' about river mouth
Community still anxious about river mouth after drownings: chairman
Glenorchy residents remain nervous about the dangers of visitors swimming near the Rees River mouth since two drownings within a week last year, a community leader says.
Court rules against farm rezoning appeal
Court rules against farm rezoning appeal
A prominent Queenstown farming family’s rezoning bid for a luxury housing development has been reined in by an Environment Court decision.
Fried Wānaka chef's trail of destruction at KFC
Boozed Wānaka chef leaves trail of destruction at KFC
An intoxicated chef who left a trail of destruction in a fast-food restaurant’s drive-through has been refused a discharge without conviction.
Gun, bullets found in search for cannabis
Gun, bullets found in search for cannabis
A Cromwell man without a firearms licence was found with an illegally stored rifle and ammunition when police searched his home for cannabis.
Bid to overturn sentence fails after crash into pregnant driver
Bid to overturn sentence fails after crash into pregnant driver
A recidivist drink-driver who crashed his vehicle into a car driven by a pregnant woman near Lake Hayes has failed in a bid to overturn his prison sentence.
Pair sentenced over unprovoked assault of father
Community detention for men who assaulted father during drinking binge
Two workmates who assaulted a Queenstown man outside his home in the middle of the night were "hyped up, fuelled by alcohol and out to cause trouble", a judge says.
Duo sentenced over unprovoked assault of father
Duo sentenced over unprovoked assault of father
Two workmates who assaulted a Queenstown man outside his home in the middle of the night were "hyped up, fuelled by alcohol and out to cause trouble", a judge says.
Name suppression for accused company director
Name suppression for company director facing drugs charges
A Queenstown company director charged with multiple drug dealing offences has had his name suppressed.
Dismissal payment may not be made
Dismissal payment may not be made
The "humiliating" dismissal of a manager from the troubled Carlin Hotel in Queenstown has resulted in a $12,000 compensation order.
Former director loses appeal, must pay $3.4m
Former director loses appeal, must pay $3.4m
The last man standing after a failed retirement village development in Wānaka must repay the project’s financier $3.4 million after losing a court appeal.