'Twas the last list day before Christmas in Whanganui District Court and the waiting room was full of people on Monday morning.
District Court Judge Dugald Matheson had his work cut out to get through the long list of admonitions, postponements and sentencings waiting for him.
Among the offenders was Castlecliff resident Mark Alan Taylor, 41, who was sentenced to 12 months' home detention.
He pleaded guilty to growing cannabis and to possessing it for supply to people under 18.
He made the plea on the first day of an intended trial.