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.
Smokers can freely light up in rental properties even if their tenancy agreement has a "no smoking inside" clause, a Tenancy Tribunal decision suggests.
An apparent rise in the number of arrests for shoplifting at Wānaka’s two New World supermarkets over the past year has prompted a response from the retail giant.