Judge dismisses assault charge
Judge dismisses assault charge
A judge arranged a reconstruction to help him decide the outcome of an assault trial involving two Gore truck drivers with "bad blood" between them.
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Family appeals zoning decision for new houses
Family appeals zoning decision for new houses
The Queenstown Lakes District Council opposes the rezoning of two out of the three areas a prominent farming family is seeking for a premium housing development, on land overlooking the Shotover...
Doctor convicted for drink-driving
Doctor found slumped in car convicted for drink-driving
A medical specialist caught drink-driving in Queenstown with one of the highest breath-alcohol levels ever seen in the South has been refused a discharge without conviction.
Land rezoning appeal hearing begins
Land rezoning appeal hearing begins
A prominent Queenstown farming family’s bid to rezone part of its land to enable a 34-lot luxury housing development began in the Environment Court yesterday.
Boozed medical specialist found slumped in car keeps name secret
Boozed medical specialist found slumped in car keeps name secret
A medical specialist caught drink-driving in Queenstown with one of the highest breath-alcohol levels ever seen in the South has been refused a discharge without conviction.
Glider pilot known for ‘unsafe flying’
Glider pilot known for ‘unsafe flying’
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) report on a fatal glider crash near Omarama in which Robert John Martin died backs up its position outlined in its safety education magazine that the pilot...
Former elite mountainbiker caught with cocaine
Former elite mountainbiker caught with cocaine
A judge has told a former elite mountainbike racer caught with cocaine he is lucky to get off with a fine.
Unclear why rafter went into gorge
Unclear why rafter went into gorge
Why a Queenstown pack rafter got into difficulty in a gorge on the Caples River in 2021 cannot be fully explained, a coroner says.
Search of home turns up meth, LSD, cash, chemicals
Search of home turns up meth, LSD, cash, chemicals
A Queenstown man caught with drugs worth an estimated $11,000 in his underpants has been sentenced to two years’ prison.
Queenstown drink driver says taxis too expensive
Queenstown drink driver says taxis too expensive
A Queenstown electrician decided to drive while nearly five times the legal limit because of "extortionate" taxi rates, his lawyer says.
Speeding motorist avoids conviction
Speeding motorist avoids conviction
A Queenstown man who passed a patrol car at nearly 150kmh while running late for work has avoided a conviction for dangerous driving.
Sentence for firing shot a ‘slap on the wrists’
Sentence for firing shot a ‘slap on the wrists’
Two hunters say a community work sentence for a Hawea man they believe fired a shot over their heads in the Remarkables is a "slap on the wrists".
Luxury lodge 'wrong development in wrong location'
Luxury lodge 'wrong development in wrong location'
A luxury lodge overlooking Lake Wānaka proposed by billionaire Peter Thiel is the "wrong development in the wrong location", an environmental trust says.
Destruction of dog on hold after owners say they will appeal
Destruction of dog on hold after owners say they will appeal
The destruction of a dog whose bite put a Queenstown man in hospital is on hold for a month after its owners said they will appeal.
‘Enraged’ hunting guide fired shot
‘Enraged’ hunting guide fired shot
An "enraged" man without a firearms licence fired a shot in anger after seeing another group of hunters in the Remarkables.
‘Enraged’ hunting guide fired shot
‘Enraged’ hunting guide fired shot
An "enraged" Hawea man without a firearms licence fired a shot in anger after seeing another group of hunters in the Remarkables.
Offender’s name suppressed
Offender’s name suppressed
A once prominent businessman and convicted fraudster who stole from a Queenstown supermarket cannot be named.
Community work, curfew for dealer
Community work, curfew for dealer
A Queenstown man described by a judge as a "low-level street dealer" of cocaine has been sentenced to community work and a curfew.
Discharge without conviction over indecent act
Discharge without conviction over indecent act
A Wakatipu man who claimed he did not intend for his neighbours to see him masturbating has been granted a discharge without conviction.
Thiel appeals consent decision
Thiel appeals consent decision
United States billionaire Peter Thiel’s battle to get resource consent for a 330m-long luxury lodge overlooking Lake Wānaka will continue in the Environment Court in Queenstown on Monday.