Scott Yeoman18:29, Jul 12 2021
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Harry Clements Matchitt appeared in Tauranga High Court, charged with the murder of Brian Albert Hilton.
The jury has retired to consider their verdict in the trial of Harry Matchitt, the man accused of violently assaulting 77-year-old Brian Hilton five years ago in Ōpōtiki. Hilton was found lying on the floor of his home on the morning of July 8, 2016, with facial injuries. He was taken to Tauranga Hospital, where he later died on July 13. Police originally thought Hilton died after a fall at home but later received new information and reopened the investigation into his death.
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Campaigners have been fighting for more than four years to stop the proposed marina at Kennedy Point. The developer, Kennedy Point Boatharbour Limited (KPBL), was the third respondent in the proceedings. At the heart of the applicants argument was the claim the CMP was deficient because it did not lay out what should happen in the event of penguins being found during construction. Requesting work was halted pending a substantive hearing at the end of July, counsel for the applicants James Gardner-Hopkins said the time of year was particularly important. Drawing on evidence provided by Waiheke Bird and Rescue founder Karen Saunders, Gardner-Hopkins said the kororā are most vulnerable in the breeding and moulting phases of their life cycle.