Waikato Court

Raglan — A farming company has been convicted and fined $78,000 for unlawful discharges of dairy effluent into streams at their Raglan farm.

By Waikato Regional Council
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Morrinsville — Morrinsville farmer Kenneth McIntyre has been sentenced to a term of five months home detention and been fined $100,000 in the Hamilton District Court following his conviction on 13 charges of breaching the Resource Management Act.  The sentence imposed by Judge David Kirkpatrick yesterday follows a trial in June of last year.

By Waikato Regional Council
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Hamilton — Former director of Hobbs Rose Limited (Hobbs Rose), Gary Malcolm Hobbs (45), has been found guilty by a jury in the Hamilton District Court on 14 criminal charges laid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in November 2011.

By Serious Fraud Office
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Hamilton — A man who is alleged to have murdered a neighbour in the Hamilton suburb of Frankton yesterday appeared in court today and was remanded in custody to reappear next month.

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Hamilton — Hamilton City Youth Council will be showcased at the New Zealand Diversity Forum next week.

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Waikato — Waikato Police say an arrest in an historic cold case is a testament to the dedication of enquiry staff and demonstrates that no matter how long a case may remain unresolved it is never closed.

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Taupo — Three Hamilton men were each fined $2500 today in the Taupo District Court for hunting offences committed at the time of the fatal shooting of Rosemary Ives at a DOC campground near Turangi last October.

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Hamilton — Media reports a Hamilton based contracted rugby player has been granted diversion in relation to assault charges following on from an incident in the City on 21 January are incorrect.

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Otorohanga — A boy arrested for his involvement in a so called amateur demolition derby using stolen cars appears to have been unimpressed with court imposed sanctions, he simply went out and stole another car, crashing near Otorohanga this morning.

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Hamilton — Those under court imposed sanctions should follow them least they encounter the long arm of the law is the message from Hamilton Police as they review the latest phase of an ongoing operation.

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Hamilton — A man arrested by Police outside Marton yesterday afternoon will be appearing in court today charged with a variety of offences related to a series of serious domestic assaults.

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Hamilton — A prison inmate alleged to have carried out a fatal assault on a prison guard at a North Waikato prison last month is set to face a more serious charge at his next court appearance.

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Waikato — Waikato By Products of Tuakau has been fined $17,500 after pleading guilty to the company’s latest offences involving discharging objectionable odour from its plant.

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Waikato — Environment Waikato hearings commissioner have granted 17 resource consents to a joint venture looking to build the proposed Ngatamariki Geothermal Development at Tahorakuri, near Taupo.

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Hamilton — ACC has welcomed the conviction of a Hamilton man who fraudulently claimed weekly compensation.

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Ngaruawahia — As a result of the enquiries to the assault on a Ngaruawahia Police Constable on 21 April 2010, Police yesterday arrested a 25 year old male resident of Ngaruawahia for the assault on that police Officer.

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Hamilton — Hamilton Police investigating the aggravated robbery of a security company van in the north of City yesterday have arrested four men and returned a child to his mother.

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Hamilton — Kenneth James Ross, the organiser of the failed air and car show Wings and Wheels over Waikato, was sentenced to nine months home detention and 200 hours community service in the Hamilton District Court today.

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Morrinsville — A 21-year-old man has appeared in the District Court at Morrinsville today (Tuesday, 2 March) charged with manslaughter and driving with excess blood alcohol causing injury following a fatal car crash on State Highway 2 at Papatawa in December.

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Hamilton — Environment Waikato says the $65,000 fine imposed today on the Crafar company Hillside Ltd is appropriate for the offending involved.

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Waikato — A Crafar dairying company Hillside Ltd has today pleaded guilty to four charges of unlawfully discharging effluent to land and breach of an abatement notice.

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Matamata — A Matamata dairy farmer and an earthworks contractor have collectively been fined nearly $59,000 in total for illegal, large-scale earthworks which led to tonnes of extra sediment getting into the Waihou River in 2007.

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