TV3 comedian Ben Boyce has pleaded guilty to charges relating to an airport stunt. Photo / NZ Herald
A TV3 comedian involved in an airport stunt that went wrong has pleaded guilty to giving false information to get access to a security area at Auckland International Airport.
Pulp Sport star Ben Boyce was filming an episode for a new series of Wanna-Ben last September when a skit involving
someone dressed in a fake pilot's uniform at Auckland Airport turned serious.
Six men from the show - Boyce, Bryce Casey, Andrew Robinson, Daniel Watkins, Craig O'Reilly and Gregory Clarke - were arrested and charged under the Civil Aviation Act for providing false information in an attempt to gain access to a secure area.
They had earlier pleaded not guilty but changed their plea when they appeared at the Manukau District Court today.
Judge Gus Andree Wiltens ordered Clarke, O'Reilly and Watkins to pay police $250 for the costs of their prosecution but discharged them without conviction, meaning their criminal records will stay clean.