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Diversion scheme considered for cathedral entry
Police will consider diversion for a Hawkes Bay man who was allegedly found stealing jewellery from inside the quake-damaged Christchurch Cathedral.
Two youths admit violent bottle shop robbery
Two youths have admitted their roles in the violent robbery of a Woolston liquor store in which bottles were smashed over the shop attendant’s head.
Youth denies liquor store robbery
A 17-year-old is denying his alleged role in the violent robbery of the Woolston liquor store on Ferry Road and has elected trial by jury.
‘Challenging environment’ at port on day of death
Part of the Lyttelton Port Company’s wharf area presented “an extremely challenging work environment” on the day a contractor was crushed and killed, a Christchurch judge has said.
Mother jailed for repeated thefts from employers
A mother of four wept throughout her sentencing as she was jailed for 23 months for her third set of offending by stealing from her employers.
Family of crash victim ‘bears no grudge’
The family of a 30-year-old Taiwanese woman killed in a rental campervan crash on the Haast Highway last week say they bear no grudge against the driver.
Judge worried about reduced places for youth in custody
A Youth Court judge has voiced his frustrations about making progress with the case of a teenager charged with the Woolston liquor robbery when the youth is being flown back to Palmerston North between court appearances in Christchurch.
Man admits police pursuit charges
After two arrest warrants and a few hours in the cells at the Court House, a 20-year-old man has admitted his role in two related police chases in Christchurch’s northern suburbs last month.
Suppression appeal filed in murder case
Appeal papers have been filed and name suppression will continue for the 22-year-old man accused of assaulting and murdering 14-month-old Ihaka Paora Braxton Stokes in Christchurch in July.
16 commercial burglaries admitted
A Mairehau man has pleaded guilty to 16 of 39 charges of burglary of small businesses all over Christchurch and Kaiapoi in the Christchurch District Court yesterday.
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