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False quake repair documents admitted
A Christchurch building firm and its owner have been fined $2500 each for falsifying documents relating to quake repairs. The fines were imposed on Graeme Richard Hartley and Index Builders Ltd by...
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Tourist driver charged over death
A Chinese tourist driver has been charged over the death of a woman passenger after allegedly crashing off a cliff near Twizel last Saturday. Jing Huang, 36, of Dongcheng District, in Beijing, was...
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Tourist driver admits causing woman’s death
A Chinese tourist has taken the parents of his woman passenger to the spot on the shores of Lake Pukaki where their daughter died when he crashed a car nine days ago. The parents flew in from China for...
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$120,000 payment offer for tourist driving death
A Chinese tourist driver has offered to pay the equivalent of $120,000 compensation to the family of the passenger he killed when he lost control on a back country road. Jing Huang, 36, was driving in...
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Jail for offender with ‘chilling’ thoughts about children
File image. © Andrew Bardwell A judge says it was “chilling” to hear about Margaret Mabel Dodds’ thoughts as she sat in a Sydenham park watching a small boy kicking a ball. The 60-year-old says she had...
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Prisoner tried to smuggle drugs after compassionate leave
A remand prisoner with gang links who was given compassionate leave to visit a terminally ill uncle tried to smuggle synthetic cannabis back into Christchurch Men’s Prison when he returned. Tyrone...
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Charges mount against Burnham man
Two more charges – including the theft of three firearms – have been laid against a Burnham 21-year-old who is already being held in custody on 40 charges. Luke Alexander Reich has now been held in...
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Custody remand for $91,850 fraud accused
A 50-year-old Redwood man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court on 65 charges of obtaining money totalling $91,850 by deception. Police opposed bail for Kim Michael David Barwell,...
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Four Springston robbery accused held in custody
No bail was sought for four people charged over an alleged armed home invasion and robbery at Springston, south of Christchurch, and they have all been remanded in custody. The four all made brief...
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Long jail terms for rape of shy, drunk teen
File image. © Andrew Bardwell Two Punjabi men had a “grossly unreasonable” idea that a shy 17-year-old girl they had got drunk on vodka was consenting to sex, said the judge who imposed long jail...
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Home detention for knife threat to woman
A drunk man who threatened to gouge out a woman’s eyes and cut her throat with the knife he was holding has been allowed home detention at his Christchurch District Court sentencing. Judge Jane Farish...
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Remands for alleged axe attack
Five people accused of being part of an alleged axe attack at the Riccarton Bus Lounge last month have been remanded on bail at the Christchurch District Court and the Youth Court. Youths aged 15 and...
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Bank employee raided elderly woman’s account
A bank employee raided the account of an 89-year-old woman customer because he believed he had to impress his partner to keep her in his life. Riki Joseph Cashell, 38, responded with what Christchurch...
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Extra jail time for punching police
The “over-reaction” of a 30-year-old when he assaulted two police officers has led to an extra nine month prison term in the Christchurch District Court. Teatawai Floyd Meechang is already serving a...
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Imitation shotgun was used to rob pharmacy
A 34-year-old man told police he robbed a pharmacy, armed with an imitation sawn-off shotgun, because he was desperate to get money for his partner and six-month-old child. Jonathan Allen, also known...
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Police foil alleged robbery plan
Three people have been charged with conspiring to rob “an unknown person” of $12,000, a crime apparently foiled by the police in Christchurch on Thursday. Two of the three were stopped by police in a...
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Not guilty plea on alleged police assault
A man accused of intentionally injuring a police officer during an incident in which three cars were stopped at Cheviot, North Canterbury, has denied the charge and chosen trial by jury. Police allege...
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Businessman admits forging signatures
A businessman has admitted three charges of dishonestly using documents by forging signatures, although the amount involved remains in dispute and the case is heading for a hearing. Paul Martin Encell,...
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Russell John Tully sentencing delayed
Friday’s sentencing has been delayed for the convicted Ashburton WINZ shooter Russell John Tully. It was meant to take place before the trial judge, Justice Cameron Mander, in the High Court at...
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Arrest warrant issued over firearms charges
An arrest warrant has been issued for a man charged with possession of firearms following a search of a property in Yaldhurst where police had to shoot a dog attacking them. A registrar issued the...
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