A Lawrence woman caught drink-driving for the 13th time told police she was driving erratically because she was watching a livestream of her partner competing in a shearing competition.
A newly released court decision has given a glimpse inside a bitter dispute between the business partners — and former friends — of Arrowtown’s New Orleans Hotel.
The trial of NZSki over the death of Anita Graf at Coronet Peak in 2019 took a surprising turn yesterday when the skifield owner applied for the charge to be thrown out.
A $5.5 million claim over leaking bathrooms at the Hilton hotel is one of five unresolved water-tightness claims, totalling $12.9m, for which Queenstown Lakes ratepayers are in the gun.
A Gore woman has been convicted of prescription forgery charges but can't be named, after her lawyer said he would appeal a judge’s decision to refuse final name suppression.
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.
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.
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.