Admitting she intentionally damaged the door of her father’s Housing New Zealand house, Dawn Collier, 46, was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence in six months if called upon.
Reparation was not ordered. Collier had no means to pay, the court was told.
The only reason a woman who repeatedly failed to attend the probation service was not now being jailed, was due to his concern no arrangements were in place for her children, Judge Warren Cathcart said.
Samantha Jane Light, 29, admitted shoplifting, driving while her licence was suspended, and two counts of breaching bail by failing to attend interviews with the probation service.
She also faces a more recent charge, to which she is yet to plead, of escaping custody.
The probation service wanted Light remanded in custody so it could complete a pre-sentence report for which she had failed to attend appointments.
Judge Cathcart granted bail, but warned Light it was reluctantly, and imposed a condition that she must attend an appointment for report which is required by the court for her sentencing on June 25.
A man ejected from community work when he turned up with a knife is opposing an application by the Department of Corrections to have the sentence reviewed.
Sean Patrick Keefe, 25, said the knife was for work.
The matter will be decided at a hearing on September 16.
Paul Louis Habib, 53, invalid beneficiary, who was previously sentenced to community work for a charge of driving at a dangerous speed (earlier this year on Lewis Pass Road), was re-sentenced.
Habib had since developed a medical condition precluding him from being able to complete the work sentence, counsel Holly Tunstall said.
Judge Cathcart cancelled the sentence and instead imposed a $600 fine (court costs $130).
Raymond Maxwell Hohepa admitted breaching community work. He had since re-engaged with the sentence so was convicted and ordered to come up if called upon within the next six months.
Allan Zane Rice, 25, pleaded guilty to drink-driving (655mcg), driving while disqualified, driving while unlicensed, and giving a false statement.
He was further remanded on bail for report and sentence on September 20.
Judge Cathcart said the pre-sentence report was necessary due to the seriousness of the charge of making a false statement, which carries a maximum sentence of up to three years imprisonment.
Clive Warren Dean, 67, admitted drink-driving (600mcg) for the third or subsequent time — his two previous being 29 and 35 years ago.
He was fined $650 (costs $130) and disqualified from driving for a year and a day.
For his eighth drink-drive (846mcg) offence, and a charge of careless driving, Paraire Ranapia, 53, plasterer, was further remanded on bail for report and sentence on August 28.
Margaret Rose Aupouri, 57, admitted drink-driving (463 mcg), and driving while disqualified.
She was further remanded on bail for report and sentence on August 28.
The report will assess the suitability of electronically-monitored sentence options.
For a fifth drink-drive (874mcg), which he admitted, Stephen Earl Niania, 48, farm hand, was further remanded on bail for report and sentence on August 28.
The report will traverse electronically-monitored sentence options.
For his 17th offence of driving while disqualified and a breach of release conditions, both admitted, Jay Jay Raroa, 31, forest worker, was further remanded on bail for sentence on August 28 and an application for community work in lieu of further disqualification.
For his second offence of driving while disqualified, which he admitted, Rawiri Timothy Fraser, 37, fencer, was further remanded on bail for sentence on August 28, and to apply for community work in lieu of further disqualification.
