Drink-driver 'needs help to stop destroying herself'
Drink-driver 'needs help to stop destroying herself'
A repeat drink-driver’s lawyer has successfully argued for a rehabilitative sentence to stop the woman "destroying herself".
Guy Williams
Man avoids ban over blood specimen refusal
Man avoids ban over blood specimen refusal
A Queenstown man has dodged a driving ban for refusing to provide a blood specimen after police accepted he had not been driving.
Crash defendant’s name suppressed
Crash defendant’s name suppressed
A Californian man involved in a head-on crash that injured a Queenstown woman has successfully applied to have his name suppressed until his next court appearance.
Driver's name suppressed after online 'abuse'
Driver's name suppressed after online 'abuse'
A Californian man involved in a head-on crash that injured a Queenstown woman has successfully applied to have his name suppressed until his next court appearance.
Examining the consequences of convictions
Examining the consequences of convictions
More than 60,000 adults have been convicted in NZ courts each year on average over the past decade, with about three in four aged under 40. PIJF reporter Guy Williams looks at the ongoing consequences those convictions will be having on their lives.
Eight children died in ponds since 2013
Eight children died in ponds since 2013
Gore toddler Lachie Jones is one of eight children to have drowned in ponds in New Zealand in the past decade, two safety bodies say.
Pond death: 'Lessons for all' to be safe around water
Pond death: 'Lessons for all' to be safe around water
Gore toddler Lachie Jones is one of eight children to have drowned in New Zealand ponds in the past decade, two safety bodies say.
Dad wants murder investigation into son’s drowning
Dad wants murder investigation into son’s drowning
The father of a toddler found dead in a Gore oxidation pond four years ago says he has evidence his son did not drown, and wants the case reopened as a murder investigation.
Father says Gore council not to blame for toddler son's death
Father says Gore council not to blame for toddler son's death
The father of a toddler found dead in a Gore oxidation pond four years ago says the district council was not responsible for the tragedy.
Father says Gore council not to blame for toddler son's death
Father says Gore council not to blame for toddler son's death
The father of a toddler found dead in a Gore oxidation pond four years ago says the district council was not responsible for the tragedy.
Actor known for Waititi film jailed
Actor known for Waititi film jailed
An award-winning actor who worked with director Taika Waititi has been jailed for two years for violence and dishonesty offences in Otago and Westland.
Buy a Lotto ticket: judge
Buy a Lotto ticket: judge
A judge has told a Queenstown tattooist to buy a Lotto ticket after throwing out a receiving charge against him.
Disorderly behaviour conviction for racist tirade
Disorderly behaviour conviction for racist tirade
A Rarotongan man told an Alexandra couple to "go back to your own country" during a booze-fuelled tirade of abuse at their store.
Assault victim owed money, ‘poked the bear’: defendant
Assault victim owed money, ‘poked the bear’: defendant
An Arrowtown tradesman says a man he assaulted at the pub owed him money and "poked the bear" by bad-mouthing him.
Poachers sentenced
Poachers sentenced
Two Southland men caught trying to poach deer near Gore with a stolen rifle have been sentenced.
Covid fine for bar owner reduced
Covid fine for bar owner reduced
A Wanaka bar owner fined for breaching Covid rules asked a judge to show leniency because the business remained in "survival mode".
Ex-councillor takes CODC to court over road
Ex-councillor takes CODC to court over road
Former Dunedin city councillor Hilary Calvert is taking the Central Otago District Council to court over a right-of-way dispute involving her Oturehua property.
First two sentenced in drug bust
First two sentenced in drug bust
A judge has sentenced the first two of 10 people arrested in a major drugs bust in October.
Man caught drink-driving twice in five days
Man caught drink-driving twice in five days
A Queenstown builder was caught drink-driving twice in five days — the second time on the Remarkables skifield access road in a vehicle without number plates.
Woman ‘lived in fear’ of next assault for nearly year
Woman ‘lived in fear’ of next assault for nearly year
A Queenstown woman "lived in fear" of the next assault by her partner for nearly a year, police say.