Former wealthy property developer loses bid to suppress name in drink-driving case
A prominent Christchurch property developer has lost his legal fight to keep his name permanently suppressed following a 2021 drink-driving conviction.
A wealthy property developer has been unsuccessful in his attempt to maintain permanent name suppression over a drink-driving conviction from 2021. The case involved a Christmas Day incident where he U-turned before a police checkpoint, leading to a slow-speed pursuit. He pursued the legal challenge to the Supreme Court level.
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Stuff
Former rich lister’s drink-driving spat with police revealed
Wealthy property developer John Butterfield got into a Christmas Day spat with a police officer after U-turning before a checkpoint, resulting in a slow speed pursuit.
Newstalk ZB
Former rich lister convicted of drink-driving loses name suppression bid
Five years after being pulled over for drink-driving, a wealthy, prominent property developer has lost his bid to keep his name permanently suppressed.
Otago Daily Times
Christchurch former rich lister loses bid for name suppression over drink-driving convinction
NZ Herald
John Butterfield loses permanent name suppression bid over 2021 drink-driving conviction
The property developer took his fight all the way to the Supreme Court.