Palmerston pensioners at war: Tiny town torn apart by toxic dispute Sat, 1 May 2021, 11:40AM
Ada Birtles, 73, fronted the Palmerston Lions Club s 2019 Pink Ribbon Appeal just a year before she was ousted from the group. (Photo / ODT)
Palmerston pensioners at war: Tiny town torn apart by toxic dispute Sat, 1 May 2021, 11:40AM
Beneath Palmerston s tranquil exterior, tensions between rival groups of pensioners have been bubbling, ultimately spilling over into a bitter court case. Rob Kidd traces the origins of the discord.
You can see almost everything from atop Puketapu.
The Pigroot cuts through undulating hills to Central Otago, portions of farmland roll, there is the Shag River, the untamed East Otago coastline.
Drink-driver incredibly lucky after car launched 80m into tree
20 Dec, 2020 03:19 AM
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Otago Daily Times
A churchgoing drink-driver who skidded 80m before her car was launched into a tree was lucky not to kill herself and her sister, a court has heard.
Luisa Hope Taesega Elisara (22) appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday, supported by her family who had come from Christchurch for the hearing.
The convictions for drink-driving and dangerous driving were her first and duty lawyer Chris Lynch said they could have been her last. She s well aware she could have caused the death of her sister and herself through driving as she did, she said.