DOC charges follow fatal campground shooting

The Department of Conservation has charged three men with hunting offences in relation to the fatal shooting of Rosemary Ives at a DOC campground near Turangi last October.

The three men, two aged 26 and one aged 18, have all been charged under the Conservation Act with breaching permits which prohibit hunting after dark.

The three men are due to appear in the Taupo District Court on Wednesday May 11.

Editors note:

· Any person hunting on public conservation land must obtain a hunting permit from the Department of Conservation.
· Hunting permits expressly prohibit hunting after dark on public conservation land.
· Breaches of the Conservation Act carry a maximum penalty of one year imprisonment and/or a $10 000 fine.
· DOC is not in a position to comment further given charges are before the court.