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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.
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.
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.
$180,000 tax repayment ordered
A man who managed the affairs of three companies, all of which have gone into liquidation, has been ordered to pay $180,000 reparations to the Inland Revenue Department.
Employee faces $139,000 theft charge
An Avondale man was granted bail on a charge of stealing $139,266 from his employer over more than a year.
Streaker ‘acquiring legend status’
Repeat streaker Ephraim James McIntyre believes he is reaching “legend status” according to submissions at the Christchurch District Court where he pleaded guilty today.
Streaker will apply to dodge conviction
A 21-year-old student admitted running naked onto the pitch at a ICC World Cup cricket match, but is going to apply for a discharge without conviction.
Darfield fire-starter jailed for 25 months
An arsonist who lit three fires as he walked drunk along a rural road at Darfield has been jailed for 25 months for causing damage totalling $38,088.
Home detention for gang stabbing
A fight that ended in a man being stabbed twice outside McDonalds in Linwood last August has led to a home detention sentence for a rival gang member.
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