Archive for March, 2015
Community work records challenged over suppression sentence
A man who admitted breaching suppression orders in the Jesse Ryder assault case has failed in a challenge to the Corrections Department records of his attendance at his community work sentence.
Donation boxes targeted by repeat thief
An offender who repeatedly steals charity donation boxes, tip jars, and cash from tills, has been sentenced to four months home detention and 150 hours community work in the Christchurch District Court.
Synthetic cannabis drove dairy robbery bid
Synthetic cannabis was in the dock again as a teenager was jailed for 26 months for his part in the botched armed robbery of a Christchurch dairy.
French visitor admits bicycle crash
A French man in Christchurch on a one year work visa has admitted a charge of careless use of a vehicle – his bicycle – causing injury.
Abuser jailed after chance encounter at mall
A girl’s chance encounter while visiting a shopping mall with her mother has led to the man who sexually abused her beginning a six-year six-month jail term.
Korean trawler officers fined $309,000
Fines totalling $309,000 were imposed on officers who dumped fish at sea from the Korean trawler Melilla 201 that has already been sold and is heading for the breaker’s yard in India.
Crash victim offers a hug to tourist driver
A victim of a tourist driver has offered “a cup of tea and a hug” in place of a restorative justice meeting, if the Taiwanese driver ever returns to New Zealand.
Driver at court over cycle death
A truck driver charged over the death of a cyclist in a crash on Carmen Road, Hornby, last September, has been granted a registrar’s remand at the Christchurch District Court.
Woman charged over alleged contact with children
A woman forbidden to have any contact with children as part of her prison release conditions has been charged with two breaches.
Injuries from high speed crash admitted
A 28-year-old who injured three people when he crashed after driving at over 169k per hour, pleaded guilty in the Christchurch District Court.
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