Hannam said the report would address significant issues which had influenced Ratu’s offending. Crown prosecutor Jacob Bourke opposed the delay but acknowledged it wasn’t Hannam or the judge’s fault the report had not been prepared. Judge Greig said the report was pivotal because without it, he wasn’t able to arrive at a sentence of two years or under, so home detention wasn’t an option. He remanded Ratu in custody for sentencing on April 23, unless the report could be prepared earlier. The police summary of facts stated in May 2019 Ratu offered to supply or supplied a total of 3.2 grams of methamphetamine in a variety of weights on a number of occasions.
Wilson got out and grabbed the victim by his hooded jacket and repeatedly punched him in the mouth, causing the boy s companion to flee. Wilson dragged the boy towards the ute, pulling his hood over his head and shaking him in a manner described by the victim as rag dolled . The pair struggled as the boy tried to get away but was overpowered. Wilson demanded he get in the ute but the boy refused. Wilson then held the teenager against the ute before forcefully pushing him backwards so his head struck the vehicle s steel roll bar. The victim felt dazed and dizzy and Wilson then opened the rear left passenger door and told him to get in, the summary said.
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“I could nail a couple of wheels to the side of my house, but it won t make it a towable vehicle,” Judge Tony Greig told New Plymouth District Court.
Does Kurt Vickery have a building or a caravan? It’s a question the New Plymouth District Court debated this week. Vickery, of Tikorangi, had gone to the New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) to see if the wheeled unit he was planning to buy would be classed as a caravan and not as a building, the court was told. The council had informed him the unit would be classed as a caravan, Vickery s lawyer, Kylie Pascoe, told judge Tony Grieg in a pre-trial hearing.