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QueenstownJuly 14

Four weekend assault cases set for court today

Queenstown police dealt with several assaults at the weekend in which the victims received facial injuries.
QueenstownAugust 5

Court announcements in Maori and English

The relatively informal atmosphere in the Queenstown District Court has been changed to conform to a national initiative to have all opening, adjournment and closing announcements in all district, family and youth courts spoken in both te reo Maori and English.
QueenstownJune 6

Judge 'heartily sick' of drunken behaviour

A judge presiding in the Queenstown District Court this week blasted offenders for their drunken antisocial behaviour and said the community must be as sick of them as he was.
QueenstownApril 15

Hearing into Frankton Flats zoning back before court

Frankton Flats Zones and the Queenstown Airport noise boundaries will be subject to further Environment Court hearings in Queenstown from today following the adjournment of the matters in January and February.
QueenstownMarch 21

'Don't sink' alarm sounded as plane left Queenstown

An automatic warning, "Don't sink, don't sink", sounded in the cockpit as Pacific Blue Flight 89 took off from Queenstown Airport on June 22, 2010, the Queenstown District Court heard yesterday.
QueenstownMarch 12

Man seen with firearm 'sinister'

A man wandering around with an air pistol and a radio tuned to the police frequency has "all sorts of sinister connotations", Judge Michael Turner said yesterday.
QueenstownMarch 5

Pilot well qualified: defence

The Pacific Blue pilot accused of carelessly operating an aircraft at Queenstown in 2010 was "probably the absolute top of the tree in terms of aircraft qualifications", his lawyer told Judge Kevin Phillips in the Queenstown District Court yesterday.
QueenstownMarch 5

Naked boat romp leads to arrest

A Queenstown man who allegedly stripped naked and jumped off the historic steamship TSS Earnslaw into Lake Wakatipu yesterday morning will appear in the Queenstown District Court next week.
QueenstownMarch 1

Farm manager admits rustling charges

One of the men charged in relation to stock rustling in Wanaka admitted six of the 27 charges he faces when he appeared before Judge Michael Turner in the Queenstown District Court yesterday.
QueenstownFebruary 27

Developer faces tax charges

Troubled developer Dave Henderson appeared in the Queenstown District Court before Judge Michael Turner yesterday, facing nine charges laid under the Tax Administration Act 1994.
QueenstownFebruary 27

Careless driving by passenger

An 18-year-old student admitted careless driving when he appeared before Judge Michael Turner in the Queenstown District Court, even though he was a passenger at the time of the incident.
QueenstownFebruary 14

Bouncer remanded without plea

"Tindallgate" bouncer Jonathan Dixon was remanded without plea in the Queenstown District Court yesterday when he appeared on two charges of assault and causing grievous bodily harm to two men outside a resort nightclub.
Bouncer remanded without plea
Bouncer remanded without plea
QueenstownFebruary 13

Mother will also be sentenced: judge

A 50-year-old Wanaka resident was sent to Whangarei to live with his mother by Judge John Clapham in the Queenstown District Court yesterday, after admitting his fourth drink-driving offence.
QueenstownFebruary 13

Police drink-driver chase ends when engine cooks

A drunk Cromwell teenager drove up roads between Queenstown and Wanaka one night at speeds of more than 180kmh and sparked a police chase which only ended when the fleeing vehicle's engine blew up.
QueenstownJanuary 30

More prison for 'institutionalised' man

A Queenstown man who has more than 200 convictions was sentenced to two and a-half years' imprisonment after being released from prison in September last year.
QueenstownJanuary 30

Dixon to rely on video footage in trial

Queenstown bouncer Jonathan Dixon says CCTV video footage will prove he did not assault the man who was put in an induced coma following an altercation at a nightclub in the resort 10 days ago.
QueenstownJanuary 30

$4195 stolen to gamble

A Queenstown man appeared in court yesterday after he stole $4195 from his employer to fuel his gambling addiction, even taking the money during early-morning casino binges.
QueenstownSeptember 24

Wanaka drink-driver gets car stuck on traffic island

A driver who recorded a breath-alcohol reading more than two and a-half times over the legal limit was found stuck in his car on a traffic island in Wanaka, yesterday.
QueenstownSeptember 24

Adults may be charged

More charges may be laid against adults involved with a youth ring of burglaries which has targeted vacant holiday homes in Wanaka.
QueenstownSeptember 10

Busts net $35,000 in drugs

Drugs worth about $35,000 were seized and two Queenstown people arrested after busts involving the armed offenders squad in the resort this week.
QueenstownJuly 25

Drink, drive, blow bag

Queenstown police arrested three Queenstown men with high breath-alcohol readings over the weekend.
QueenstownApril 23

Dangerous driving charge dropped

Police have withdrawn a dangerous driving charge against the co-founder of AJ Hackett Bungy, Paul Henry Drury Van Asch.
Dangerous driving charge dropped
Dangerous driving charge dropped
NewsApril 21

Judge finds all charges against gym proven

District Court Judge David Holderness has found the Queenstown Lakes District Council had proven all charges against the Wanaka Gym Ltd and its director, Dr Fiona Graham.