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Three assaults using air rifle alleged
A woman charged with three air rifle assaults has been granted a registrar’s remand at the Christchurch District Court.
Picton boat burglaries denied
A Lyttelton man accused of a series of Picton boat burglaries has entered not guilty pleas to all charges.
Frosty family situation delays sentencing
Sentencing of a father and son convicted of receiving a stolen vehicle has had to be delayed because their mutual hostility means serving a community detention sentence at the same address is out of the question.
Horse danger hearing to take two days
Two days are being set aside for a hearing in Te Reo Maori for central city horseman Richard James Hayden who faces a charge of endangering safety.
Sentencing for possession of improvised shotgun
A Kaiapoi man found with an improvised firearm and medical gear stolen from a midwife’s car has been given a sentence of community detention and intensive supervision.
Woman badly injured in domestic assault
A woman is in hospital with serious injuries and a man has been remanded in custody on a charge of assaulting her.
Relationship break-up led to arson
A 29-year-old man says emotion about the end of a 10-year relationship overwhelmed him when he set fire to the rental house where his partner had been living.
Former EQC staff member denies charges
A former EQC employee is pleading not guilty to charges alleging she misused the commission’s vehicles and a fuel card.
Woman admits ‘drug mule’ charge
A South African woman has admitted being a heroin drug mule on a flight into Christchurch from Singapore.
16 months jail for brothers who neglected horses
Brothers who admitted ill-treatment of their horses have been slapped with 16-month jail terms and a five-year ban on owning horses by Christchurch District Court Judge Jane Farish.
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