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Queenstown — A Queenstown man was sentenced this week following the incident in February last year when a child was seriously injured during a day out on his boat.

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Dunedin — A 25-year-old unemployed Dunedin man will appear later today in the Dunedin District Court on a number of charges in relation to a drive off from a service station in Hillside Road, Dunedin, yesterday.

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Dunedin — Dunedin based CrestClean today called for a Ministerial Inquiry into the performance of the Employment Court of New Zealand.

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Oamaru — Oamaru Police today charged a 40-year-old South Otago man in relation to a crash which occurred in early September last year.

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Queenstown — Queenstown Police revealed on Sunday evening that they had arrested a 20 year old Queenstown female in regard to an allegation of Kidnapping.

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Queenstown — The Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust has resolved not to appeal the High Court decision that upheld the decision of the Charities Commission to deregister the Trust.

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Queenstown — The Queenstown Lakes District Council will submit on Remarkables Park Limited’s private plan change in order to help keep a perspective on the wider Frankton Flats area, QLDC chief executive Debra Lawson said.

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Wanaka — Hanging fences, damage to landscape character and boundary encroachment are the result of badly planned and executed non-notified work carried out on a walkway alongside Lake Wanaka.

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Oamaru — Three men will appear in the Oamaru District Court today in relation to last night's attack on a police officer in the town.

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Queenstown — Police at Queenstown have located the white Van with tinted windows sought in connection with an incident outside the Queenstown Event Centre last Friday afternoon.

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Oamaru — Council has reappointed incumbent directors to the boards of three companies owned, and one company jointly-owned, by Council.

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Dunedin — A joint operation involving the Department of Internal Affairs and the Victoria Police Sexual Crimes Squad resulted in a repeat offender being jailed for three and a half years on charges involving the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse images.

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Otago — Meridian Energy will appeal the Environment Court’s refusal of resource consent for the Project Hayes wind farm, saying it will block nationally-important infrastructure projects if left to stand.

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Dunedin — John Nathan Boyd, aged 29 years, appeared in the Dunedin District Court today charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, wounding with intent to injure, three charges of male assaults female in relation to three females at the address, and one charge of common assault.

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Dunedin — An Internal Affairs censorship inspector unmasked a physical sex offender by tracing child sexual abuse photos to the offender’s mobile phone.

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Dunedin — Stephen John Coyle has been appointed a District Court Judge with a Family Court warrant, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.

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Wanaka — In a decision released today a District Court Judge has upheld a Queenstown Lakes District Council injunction around the occupation of a Wanaka property the council deems dangerous, QLDC corporate and regulatory services general manager Roger Taylor said.

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Dunedin — ALCP list candidate Paul McMullan was found not guilty of cannabis possesion in Dunedin distrct court on thursday the 8th of October.

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Alexandra — Serving up a pie containing a metal sliver has proved costly for a Wanaka bakery in a case brought by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).

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Queenstown — Serving dishwasher detergent instead of mulled wine has cost a Queenstown café operator more than $4000 in a case brought by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).

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Balclutha — The Department of Labour says the court decision yesterday ordering an employer to pay $90,000 for failing to ensure its employees weren't exposed to hazards sends a clear message to industry.

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