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Drink-driving lawyer faces suspension
A high-profile criminal lawyer, convicted for drink-driving three times, now spends $800 a month in taxis so he can go to the pub every night, a tribunal heard today.
A high-profile criminal lawyer, convicted for drink-driving three times, now spends $800 a month in taxis so he can go to the pub every night, a tribunal heard today.
Prime Minister John Key has denied that the Solid Energy crisis and Telecom job cuts are a black mark against the Government's handling of the economy.
Solid Energy is in crisis, with a Government bailout almost inevitable, mine closures possible and further job cuts likely in another restructure to try to salvage it.
The pilot of a microlight that crashed on Wednesday night, killing two men, has has been described as a fun-loving family man.
A father who found the wreckage of a microlight in which his son and another man were killed says he knew the risks and "you can't cover your kids up in cotton wool".
A Westport man who sold whiskey to a Buller High School student prior to the teenager's death has been sentenced to two months in prison.
A judge has thrown out a drink-driving charge against a Westport lawyer because police gained evidence unfairly.