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4 Waitomo News – Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Te Kuiti District Court, October 27 – Community Magistrate Sue Hovell
Rustlers
TWO Te Kuiti men denied charges of stock rustling
when they came before the court last week.
Kenneth Taama Winikerei (30) and Buddy
Kawhena (27) were remanded on bail to reappear for
a status hearing on December 5. They face charges of
animal theft and animal cruelty.
The court heard that on October 6, a passerby alerted
a farmer after seeing three suspicious hunters (one
youth) on a Pomarangai Rd farm near Marokopa.
The farmer contacted his neighbour who confirmed
no hunters should be on his property.
The rustlers’ car registration was given to Otorohanga
Police who stopped them on Te Anga Rd finding
three dead sheep and a goat in the vehicle.
The sheep valued at $120 each were identified by
the farm owner. It is also alleged nine lambs were
deprived of their mothers resulting in the animal
cruelty charge.
RWC flag thief
AN Otorohanga man was told his drunken escapade
“ruined” the spirit of an entire community.
On September 21, Billy Pamu Hughes climbed
two buildings while drunk and stole $300 worth of
Rugby World Cup flags hanging across Maniapoto St
in Otorohanga.
Most were returned to the Otorohanga Business
Association. Hughes blamed the whole incident on
being drunk.
He was sentenced to 40 hours community work and
ordered to pay $30 in reparation.
Repeat drunk driver
A TE Kuiti man was caught driving drunk because
he didn’t want his friend to walk home in the dark.
On October 8, Jay Roger Walsh was stopped by
police on Carroll St in Te Kuiti and failed an evidential
breath test.
He registered 507 micrograms of alcohol per litre
of breath. The legal limit is 400mcg/l.
Walsh was also convicted of drink driving in
2002.
The 27-year-old admitted a charge of driving with
excess breath alcohol, was fined $507 and disqualified
from driving for seven months.
“The consequences get a lot tougher from here,” said
Community Magistrate Sue Hovell.
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No headlights & drunk
DRIVING with no headlights at night alerted police
to another drunk driver.
On October 2, Otorohanga woman Tania Jane
Thomas was stopped by police on Merrin Ave in
Otorohanga and failed an evidential breath test.
She registered 473mcg/l and admitted having three
homebrews before getting behind the wheel.
The 23-year-old solo mother admitted a charge of
driving with excess breath alcohol, was fined $420 and
disqualified from driving for six months.
Birthday gone bad
Eighteenth birthday celebrations turned sour for
Brent Allan Toms from Te Kuiti when he decided
to drop a friend home.
On October 7, the 18-year-old tyre fitter was stopped
by police on Rora St in Te Kuiti and failed an evidential
breath test registering 454mcg/l.
The legal limit for drivers under 20 years old is
zero.
He admitted a charge of driving with excess breath
alcohol, was fined $400 and disqualified from driving
for six months.
Suspended &
disqualified drivers
TAHI Eugene Tapara from Otorohanga admitted
a charge of driving while disqualified.
On September 11, the 25-year-old was stopped by
police on Honikiwi Rd in Otorohanga.
He was fined $350 and disqualified from driving for
six months beginning December 2 when his current
disqualification ends.
LAFAAUA Kolio from Te Kuiti also admitted a
charge of driving while disqualified.
On October 17, the 23-year-old was stopped by police
on Taupiri St in Te Kuiti. Kolio told police he thought
his disqualification had ended.
He was fined $350 and disqualified from driving for
six months beginning November 20 when his current
disqualification ends.
HELENA Ann Louise Van Rijn from Otorohanga
admitted driving with a suspended licence.
On October 12, the 24-year-old was recognised by
police as a suspended driver and stopped on the Esplanade
in Te Kuiti. She was fined $300 and disqualified
from driving for six months.
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Sons assaulted
A TE Kuiti man will be sentenced in Hamilton District Court after admitting
assaulting his three sons.
The offences occurred between April 5, 2008 and July 31, 2011.
The court heard Rima Joseph Emery would discipline his children aged seven,
nine and 10 with an open hand slap, or a kick up the backside, if they misbehaved
or didn’t do their chores.
The 36-year-old will reappear in Hamilton on January 23.
Costly burnout
KNOWING he was about to lose his licence for a year, Andrew Don Chapman
from Otewa went for one last spin.
On October 16, the 22-year-old did a burnout on Maihiihi Rd in Otorohanga
and hit a concrete post knocking it over.
He admitted a sustained loss of traction charge, was sentenced to 40 hours
community work, ordered to pay $150 reparation and disqualified from driving
for a further six months beginning October 19, 2012 when his current disqualification
ends.
Chapman won’t be allowed back on the road until April 2013.
Smashed windows
JOSHUA David Burrett from Te Kuiti admitted a charge of intentional
damage.
On October 24, the 22-year-old smashed a house window while intoxicated.
He gave the court no explanation for his actions and was ordered to pay $195.55
reparation. The court heard Burrett is addressing his alcohol problems.
Alcohol-fuelled crimes
AN Otorohanga man was ordered to undergo alcohol assessment after committing
four crimes while drunk.
On September 18, Joshua Edward Ferguson trespassed at an Otorohanga
address smashing a house and a car window.
Then on October 22, he lied to police when asked about the identity of a driver
they were looking for.
The 25-year-old admitted two charges of intentional damage, one of trespass
and one of hindering police. He was sentenced to six months supervision and
ordered to pay $3992.86 in reparation.
Te Kuiti District Court, October 19 – Judge Peter Spiller
Over the limit again
FOUR drink drivers, all of them
facing sentence on their third or subsequent
convictions, appeared in Te Kuiti
District Court last month.
On December 6, Stanley Alan Koroheke
from Otorohanga was stopped
by police on Crozier St in Otorohanga
and failed an evidential breath test,
registering 646 micrograms of alcohol
per litre of breath. The legal limit is
400mcg/l.
The 23-year-old, who has three previous
convictions for drunk driving, told
police he was only moving his car from
the street to behind a hotel where he
was drinking.
Koroheke admitted a charge of driving
with excess breath alcohol, was
sentenced to nine months supervision,
three months community detention
and disqualified from driving for 12
months.
He also had $2000 in fines remitted in
lieu of 100 hours community work.
Judge Spiller told repeat drink driver
Jordan Wade Roberts from Otorohanga
to turn his life around.
On July 8, the 21-year-old was
stopped by police on Maniapoto St and
failed an evidential breath test registering
577mcg/l.
It was Roberts’ third drink drive
charge as an adult. He also has two
youth drink drive convictions. He told
police he had been drinking the night
before, had a sleep, and was going to
get a pie.
He had admitted a charge of driving
with excess breath alcohol, was
sentenced to six months community
detention and disqualified from driving
for 12 months.
On August 12, Martyn Edward
Tripp from Otorohanga was stopped by
police on Kawhia Rd in Otorohanga and
failed an evidential blood test registering
151 milligrams of blood per 100 millilitres
of blood. The legal limit is 80.
He told police he had been celebrating
the birth of a family member.
The 57-year-old admitted his third
charge of driving under the influence of
alcohol. He was sentenced to 60 hours
community work, nine months supervision
and disqualified from driving for
12 months.
On June 6, Sheryle Puti Rakena
from Te Kuiti was stopped by police on
SH3 and failed an evidential breath test
registering 685mcg/l. It was her third or
subsequent drink driving charge.
The 49-year-old admitted a charge of
driving with excess breath alcohol was
sentenced to nine months supervision,
fined $400 and indefinitely disqualified
from driving.
“Hopefully undergoing a drug and
alcohol assessment will be of benefit to
you,” said Judge Spiller.
Driving offences
RECIDIVST disqualified and suspended
drivers also took the stand.
On August 3, suspended driver Andrew
Don Chapman from Otewa was
stopped by police on Phillips Ave in
Otorohanga.
The 26-year-old farm hand lost his
licence earlier this year through accumulated
demerit points.
Chapman admitted a third or subsequent
charge of driving while suspended
and was sentenced to 80 hours community
work and disqualified from driving
for 12 months.
On July 20, disqualified driver
Steven Ranginui Wanakore from
Marokopa was stopped by police on
Main North Rd in Otorohanga. The
42-year-old fitter/welder admitted his
fifth charge of driving while disqualified.
He was sentenced to 200 hours
community and will get his licence back
in April next year.
Stock thief
DEER can now be added to the list
of animal thefts in the North King
Country.
On June 21, Kevin Richard Shane
Clark from Rotorua trespassed on a
Hoddle Rd farm in Maihiihi, carrying
an unlicensed 308 Remington and killed
a $7500 stag.
The 18-year-old then took the head
as a trophy.
He admitted charges of animal theft,
unlawful possession of a firearm and
trespass.
Clark was sentenced to 80 hours community
work and ordered to pay $2500
in reparation.
“Hopefully you’ve learned a lesson out
of this,” said Judge Spiller.
Assault
YEARS of accumulated stress boiled
over for one Te Kuiti woman last month.
Sharleen Tui-Jonelle Hepi from assaulted
a man in Te Kuiti on August
28.
The court heard she lashed out because
of years of accumulated stress in
a fractured relationship.
The 24-year-old solo mother admitted
a charge of common assault, was
sentenced to six months supervision
and fined $150.