Anne Clarkson

A Moslem who was banned from going to the mosques in Christchurch because of his behaviour soon after the attacks on March 15, pleaded guilty to two charges in the Christchurch District Court. William Kapea, 66, turned up to the Deans Avenue cordon outside the mosque on March 20 and behaved in a disorderly manner, then resisted being arrested by two police officers.

One of the men already charged with stupefying and sexually assaulting people faced 15 new charges in the Christchurch District Court today. All four of the men charged with the offending have name suppression and that is to continue until their next appearance late in August when their lawyers will have to give reasons why the suppressions should continue.

War veteran plaques were stolen from graves at the Springston Cemetery in Lincoln, between April 25 and May 9. (File photo) Name suppression has lifted on a Christchurch woman who pleaded guilty last month to stealing 37 war veteran plaques from Springston Cemetery. The woman, Gail Maree Wickes, has also now admitted earlier offending, at a video-link appearance in the Christchurch District Court on Monday.