The case was referred to the restorative justice process.
Thomas Douglas Nukunuku, 46, forest worker, admitted assaulting his 13-year-old son. He was remanded on bail to appear in the Family Harm Intervention Court on January 15.
A woman accused of impersonating police will defend the charge, Gisborne District Court was told.
Kaitlyn Amy Johansen, 18, pleaded not guilty.
She elected a judge-alone trial, which is scheduled for March 14. She was remanded on bail.
She is accused of purporting to be a police officer in a series of texts she sent to a woman to illicit personal information about one of that woman’s male associates.
Sonny George Tuhou, aka Tairakena, 45, pleaded not guilty to breaching a protection order and assaulting a woman, for which he was further remanded on bail for a case review hearing on January 9.
He will be sentenced on January 31 for other matters, to which he previously pleaded guilty — breaching supervision, dangerous driving, failing to stop, possession of methamphetamine utensils and possession of an offensive weapon.
For fighting, possession of a knife and three breaches of bail, which he admitted, Shakur Grant, 20, was dealt with on a time-served basis and sentenced to one-month imprisonment.
An order was made for the destruction of the knife.
Counsel Heather Vaughn said Grant had been in custody for 27 days.
Before his arrest he was working full time and preparing for the birth of a child.
Since the offending, he had stopped drinking alcohol and while in custody was focused on exercise to improve his wellbeing.
The incident involving the fighting and the knife was captured on police street cameras.
Police withdrew three charges against 41-year-old Karl Jason Baxter — possession of an offensive weapon, aggravated assault and assault showing intent to use a weapon. No reason was given.
REALISING the negative affect a relationship was having on him, a man had left it and moved to Gisborne, duty solicitor Holly Tunstall told the court.
Gary Maioha Mita pleaded guilty to a breach of a protection order, for which he received 40 hours community work.
Judge Dawson accepted there was no physical violence and that Mita had left the situation behind him.
Police turned up to an incident in Carterton, where Mita previously lived, during which he and his partner were arguing in an alleyway. Mita appeared to be the main protagonist and was verbally abusing the woman.
He had prior relevant convictions.
A woman granted electronically-monitored bail a week earlier has been taken into custody for breaching it.
Forli Hollis, 56, who is awaiting a jury trial on predominantly drug offending, accepted that she could not be returned to the previously-approved address, counsel Amanda Courtney said.
Hollis did not yet have a suitable alternative bail address so accepted she would now have to be remanded for a time in custody.
She would apply to be readmitted to bail once an address was found, Ms Courtney said.
Hollis faces charges of possessing methamphetamine for supply ($5000-worth), possession for supply of cannabis ($3000-worth), and of receiving (a laptop valued at more than $1000).
Aroha Green, 37, admitted three thefts from shops, for each of which she received 60 hours community work to be served concurrently.
She admitted the offending and two breaches of bail, for which she was convicted and discharged.
Judge Dawson accepted Green’s circumstances were challenging. Her children were no longer in her care, she had been living rough and with minimal income. The thefts, one of which was in Napier, were of food for personal consumption.
Previously refused simple bail on two sets of charges arising out of allegations of family violence, Anton Blair Phillip Te Reo Wawatai, 27, was granted electronically-monitored bail.
Judge Dawson told Wawatai to comply. If he was found in contact with the woman involved in the allegations, he would be taken into custody.
An Auckland household was left reeling and $2800 out of pocket after a stranger turned up yelling that he was being chased and kicked in the front door, Gisborne District Court was told.
Tamati Trevor Williams, 33, pleaded guilty to wilful damage and a breach of release conditions.
He received a sentence of 80 hours community work and was ordered to make reparation, at $10 weekly, for damage he caused to the door, its frame and locks, during the incident at the Mt Roskill house in August.
Judge Dawson said Williams must increase the repayment rate as soon as he found suitable employment.
The breach related to Williams’ failure to report to the Department of Corrections.
Admitting he breached the conditions of his sentence of intensive supervision, Royce Lou William Harrison was further remanded in custody until December 6 for sentence on that and other matters to which he pleaded guilty.
Hani Shilo Heitia, pleaded guilty to two breaches of bail, for which she will be sentenced on December 6 along with previously admitted matters.
Clayton George Keefe pleaded guilty to breaching supervision, for which he received 40 hours community work.
