Stephen and Tracey Frew sentenced for building an unconsented home on a steep rural Waikato ridgeline
Two weeks later, a septic tank had been built, and later again, the house was being lived in,…
Katikati’s Reid family resentenced after mystery benefactor fails to pay fines on their behalf
‘I’m very unhappy’ For two weeks last year, the family’s ramshackle rural property was the subject of a…
Bay of Plenty man fined for unconsented pool and cabana at Pāpāmoa beachfront home
Following an investigation, property owner Michael Douglas Bryant pleaded guilty to one representative charge of carrying out unconsented…
Katikati’s Reid family issued with enforcement orders, $138,000 fine for unconsented buildings
The property is scattered with sheds, houses, kids’ climbing frames and trampolines, a half-built American-style barn and a…
Court fines builder Francis Sheppard $25,000 for altering 1860s heritage cottage without resource consent
Lavatai was ultimately discharged without conviction, while Sheppard was ordered to pay a $25,000 fine. According to the…