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.
Guy Williams
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.
Man who supplied $24K of cannabis ‘no Mr Asia’
Man who supplied $24K of cannabis ‘no Mr Asia’
A Queenstown man who supplied an estimated $24,000 of cannabis to associates in the resort town is no "Mr Asia", his lawyer says.
Town’s high costs no excuse, offenders told
Canadian supermarket shoplifters blame actions on high cost of living
Two light-fingered Canadians have blamed Queenstown’s cost of living for their thievery.
Town’s high costs no excuse, offenders told
Town’s high costs no excuse, offenders told
Two light-fingered Canadians have blamed Queenstown’s cost of living for their thievery.
Drove landlord’s car drunk
Drove landlord’s car drunk
A Queenstown man caught drink-driving in his landlord’s vehicle while serving an alcohol interlock sentence told police he did not know it was illegal because he "does not study the law".
Driver four times over limit
Driver four times over limit
A Czech man caught driving in Queenstown while more than four times the legal limit had gone on a winery tour the previous day, a court has heard.
Mayor's son says drink-driving was ‘bad judgement’
Mayor's son says drink-driving was ‘bad judgement’
A son of Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan says he has no excuses after being caught drink-driving a second time.
Dog euthanised after costly legal battle
'Deeply painful': Dog euthanised after costly legal battle
A dog owner is devastated after an expensive two-year legal battle failed to save the life of the pet she loved like a child.
Owner ‘changed forever’ after dog was euthanised
Owner ‘changed forever’ after dog was euthanised
A Queenstown dog owner is devastated after an expensive two-year legal battle failed to save the life of the pet she loved like a child.
Hotelier died naturally: coroner
Hotelier died naturally: coroner
Queenstown hotelier and property developer Kevin Carlin died of heart disease, a coroner says.
Man fined nearly $2000 for fleeing
Man fined nearly $2000 for fleeing
A Lake Hawea man who drove away from an alcohol checkpoint must pay nearly $2000 in fines and court costs.
German bouncer jailed for assaults
German bouncer jailed for assaults
A German bouncer imprisoned after trying to flee the country has been sentenced in Queenstown to more jail time for three assaults.