An apprentice electrician who punched a DJ while on supervision for previous offending got "caught up in the moment" while out drinking, his lawyer says.
A Central Otago orchard must pay more than $260,000 in penalties after a packing shed incident led to a teenage seasonal worker having three fingers amputated.
Four Australian holidaymakers have been caught skiing for free at Cardrona Alpine Resort with lift passes given by a friend working at the ski field near Wānaka.
A former Aucklander has been sentenced in the Alexandra District Court to more than three years’ prison for attempting to evade nearly $1.1 million in PAYE, GST and income tax.
A judge has described an altercation between two women at a country tavern, involving a hockey stick and an attempted dognapping, as a "disgraceful incident".
Government officials are looking at the "pattern of decisions" by the Tenancy Tribunal on the enforceability of "no smoking inside" clauses in tenancy agreements.
A Tenancy Tribunal decision that a no-smoking clause in a Queenstown rental agreement was unenforceable is out of step with the law, industry bodies say.