Author Archive: David Clarkson
Port Co fined $75,000 for workplace hazard prosecution
The Lyttelton Port Co has been fined $75,000 for a health and safety breach that occurred only weeks after the death of employee Bradley Fletcher when machinery toppled at the port.
Bail refused in deception case
Electronically monitored bail has been refused for a second time for a 50-year-old Redwood man who is charged with obtaining nearly $93,000 by deception.
Row boat burglars admit island raid
Two Lincoln University students have admitted using a row boat to carry out the first burglary in 17 years on Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf.
Bail bid delayed for shooting accused
A bid for bail for a 36-year-old man charged with a shooting at Yaldhurst last month has been delayed for three weeks.
Jailed abuser tells victim he loves her
After getting a 10-year jail term for eight years of sexual abuse of his stepdaughter, a 39-year-old man told his victim: “I love you so much.”
Custody remand on shooting charge
An Oxford man has been remanded in custody on a charge relating to a shooting at a Yaldhurst property last month.
Drunken road rage assaults admitted
A 35-year-old man who was removed from the Australia-New Zealand cricket test at Hagley Oval in February, was involved in a drunken road-rage incident 12 days later.
Recruitment consultant ripped off foreign workers
A Christchurch recruitment consultant has admitted ripping off mostly foreign workers for more than $20,000 and gambling away the money.
Defence wants to reassess sex attack risk reports
Consideration of preventive detention for a repeat sex attacker who was once a New Zealand representative wrestler has been delayed while the defence checks on assessments of the continuing risk he may pose.
Aranui dairy robbery denied
A 21-year-old Aranui man has denied robbing a Breezes Road dairy of cigarettes and cash and has elected trial by jury.
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