Mayoral candidate in court appearance

CARTERTON mayoral candidate Kate Raue has been charged with offensive use of a telephone.
Katherine Jane Raue, 49, appeared in Masterton District Court on Wednesday last week, September 26, before a registrar. No media were present and Raue was remanded without plea until November 21.
Raue is charged that between May 12 and 14 in Dannevirke, "in using a telephone device on 38 occasions used offensive language with the intent of offending the recipient".
The alleged recipient was not named.