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Paul Stevenson was on home detention for a drink-drive charge when the police turned up in February to search his house. It was then they found four cannab

A truck driver's first day on the job ended badly when the heavy load she was hauling on a Nelson highway fell off the back of her truck, tipping her over

When police pulled over a man with a history of drink driving, he told them it didn't matter if he was caught again because his lawyer would get him off an

“You’ve had a fair history of this and it really has to stop.” Murphy was driving on Maitai Valley Rd on January 5 when she was stopped and a breath test registered 1488 micrograms (mcg) of alcohol per litre of breath, more than three times the 400mcg limit for prosecution at court, and almost six times the 250mcg limit for an infringement notice, for those aged 20 and over. Judge Ruth said Murphy’s explanation that she had only had one drink, an 8 per cent beer, was “simply not t...

When police arrived and attempted to restrain Sayers, he tried to kick his wife. While trying to arrest him, a tussle ensued and police requested back up. Sayers continued to resist arrest, trying to bite, kick and hit attending officers, the court heard. While police were putting Sayers into the police vehicle, he kicked an officer in the leg and spat in another’s face. He continued to resist until he was placed in a purpose-built police transport vehicle. Sayers repeatedly stated “she...