Ohakune District Court

Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 6, Issue 235, 15 March 1988, Page 17

Ohakune District Court

From p. 13 Ohakune on December 16. She was convicted and fined $75 and disqualified from applying for a licence for three months. Excessive noise Barry Richards, 23, shearer of Raetihi pleaded guilty to driving while never having held a drivers licence, operating a vehicle with no current licence and warrant of fitness, and one which created excessive noise. The charges arose after defendant was stopped in Seddon Street, Raetihi on November 27. He was convicted and fined $75, and disqualified for three months for driving while never having held a drivers licence. On each charge he was ordered to pay $ 5 5 costs. Burglary Johnnie David Frederick Pikari, 34, unemployed of Ohakune, pleaded guilty to burglary. Court heard how defendant and associate broke into a Grey Street, Raetihi address

on December 19 last year and stole liquor and a small amount of change. He was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence, if called within six months, and ordered to pay $150 towards the cost of prosecution. Counsel: D.G. Harvey. Community work Hemi James Wharenui Mills, 31, shearer of Raetihi, pleaded guilty to driving on State Highway 49, Raetihi while disqualified from holding or obtaining a drivers licence. Court heard how defendant thought his disqualification period had ended when stopped on his motorcycle on December 18.

He was disqualified fox a further 12 months and ordered to do 120 hours community work. Bench warrants were issued for the arrest of Henry Lewis Haitana, 28, sickness beneficiary, and George Tamahana Wikohika, 32, painter, both for non-appearance. T-shirt theft Jason Taiaroa, 17, unemployed labourer o f Raetihi, pleaded guilty to theft. Court heard that defendant stole a t-shirt valued at $22.50 from Bowers Electrical, Raetihi, on January 21. He was convicted and fined $75 and ordered to make reparation of $22.50.