Archive for March, 2015
Driver denies cycle death charge
A truck driver charged with the death of a cyclist in a Hornby crash last September has pleaded not guilty before a registrar at the Christchurch District Court.
Two German tourists admit West Coast crashes
Two German tourists who drove into trouble on West Coast roads have admitted charges of careless driving causing injury in the Christchurch District Court on the same day.
152 cows euthanised on West Coast farm
A father and son responsible for a Westland cattle farm have been disqualified from owning animals after 152 starving cows had to be euthanised in one of the worst cases that farming officials and veterinarians had seen.
Woman charged with police station assault
A 27-year-old woman has been granted a registrar’s remand on a charge of assaulting a policewoman who was injured in an incident in the Central Police Station reception area on Monday.
Tourist fined, disqualified for Wild Foods drink-driving
An American woman on her honeymoon in New Zealand has been fined and disqualified for driving after enjoying the hospitality of the Hokitika Wild Foods festival last week.
Tower Junction chase charges admitted
The man who led police on a chase that ended in Tower Junction in mid-February pleaded guilty to eight charges in the Christchurch District Court on Thursday.
Jail term ends sex offender’s crime spree
A sex offender who went on the run and was then caught in an Armed Offenders Squad raid at Lyttelton has been jailed for 22 months.
Former EQC staffer faces fresh charges
A woman who “duped” EQC staff when she misused the Commission’s cars, phone, and fuel cards in 2014 has pleaded guilty to new charges of dishonestly obtaining possession of $5000 cash, and stealing a laptop computer.
Man charged with quake-house arsons
A 43-year-old man charged with the arson of three earthquake abandoned houses, and one van, was remanded on bail in the Christchurch District Court.
Robbery of rings admitted
A man has admitted his part in a robbery where scissors were used to cut a man’s fingers so the blood could be used as a lubricant to remove two swastika rings.
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