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Dealer was selling party pills instead of Ecstasy
A street-level drug dealer offering to supply Ecstasy was actually selling party pills, the High Court at Christchurch was told at his sentencing. Thirty-nine-year-old former security officer Patrick...
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Man admits receiving burgled goods
A 38-year-old Linwood man has admitted receiving property stolen from a Phillipstown outdoor equipment business that was burgled in December and again in January. Edward Elvis Tumanako Harris also...
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$2m damage from fire lighter, court told
The diagnosed pyromanic who caused $2 million of damage when he burnt down Image Vault has spoken of his enjoyment of the beauty of fires. Kyle Stuart John Tappin, 31, told a psychologist who...
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Rape of girls alleged
A Christchurch man facing three rape charges has been granted a remand on bail with interim name suppression at the Christchurch District Court. The 21-year-old man is facing a total of 11 charges,...
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Police on notice over alleged scammer prosecution
Police have been put on notice to make faster progress in their prosecution of one of the people charged over a series of bank card scams involving elderly victims. Christchurch District Court Judge...
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Judge sees incident as ‘domestic terrorism’
A Christchurch man has been jailed for two years ten months for an incident the judge described as “domestic terrorism”. Christopher Plews, 47, will be eligible to apply to the Parole Board for early...
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Bail refused for youth facing murder charge
An application for release on electronically monitored bail has been refused for a 17-year-old youth charged with the murder of an 87-year-old man in Upper Riccarton last August. Justice Rachel...
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West Coast man photographed his cannabis harvest
A West Coast man has agreed to hand over part of his property next to the Buller River, as well as his jetboat, trailer, and Harley-Davidson motorcycle after cannabis convictions. Ross William...
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59 dishonesty charges denied
A 50-year-old Redwood man denies 59 charges of obtaining money by deception from an 82-year-old pensioner who allegedly provided him with “cash loans” totalling $90,790. Police today asked to withdraw...
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Bike thief cops the wrong judge
A 26-year-old man was unlucky that a no-nonsense visiting judge in the Christchurch District Court knew him well from the court in New Plymouth. Judge Allan Roberts said he had jailed Knicky Ian...
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Insanity finding after strange incident
A man arrested after he tried to hit a police dog, poke its eyes, and break its legs, has been found not guilty of four charges on grounds of insanity. The 20-year-old man has name suppression, and had...
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Home detention for issuing fake warrants of fitness
A former mechanic put on home detention for issuing illegal warrants of fitness has assured the Christchurch District Court that all the vehicles underwent proper inspections. Judge Allan Roberts told...
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High level drink-driver jailed for a year
Eleven-time drink-driver Raymond George Gilchrist who crashed into a truck last week when he had 1623mcg of alcohol to a litre of breath has been jailed for a year. The 49-year-old fork-lift driver...
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Custody remand on stabbing charges
A Northcote man is being held in custody on charges of stabbing two men in an incident in New Brighton overnight. Interim name suppression was granted to the 38-year-old labourer facing charges of...
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Drone endangered helicopter, civil aviation alleges
A helicopter pilot who fought a blaze in trees at Pines Beach was shocked to find out when he saw coverage on the TVNZ news that there had been an airborne drone shooting footage in the vicinity. The...
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Woman surprised to find her laptop had recorded intimate videos
A woman installing a programme on her laptop was surprised to find a folder containing videos the computer’s webcam had taken of her changing clothes in her bedroom. The woman then confronted a man she...
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Court told of prison broomstick assault
File image. © Andrew Bardwell The victim of a brutal broomstick bashing in prison has made a remarkable recovery, and the January assault at Christchurch Men’s Prison may have changed his life. Michael...
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Long list of charges denied
A Burnham 21-year-old has denied more than 40 charges alleging burglaries and thefts around the Selwyn area and the case is heading for a jury trial. Defence counsel Phillip Allan indicated the not...
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Suppression lifts on double stabbing accused
Name suppression has been lifted on a man charged with a double stabbing at New Brighton at the weekend. Judge Bridget Mackintosh lifted the suppression when Christopher Charles Mohi appeared in the...
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Mother discharged on medical treatment charge
A charge of failing to get medical care for her son who later died in hospital has been discharged for Emma Le Fleming Roberts in the Christchurch District Court. Roberts, 37, was charged with...
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