Guy murder case costs taxpayers $1.15m More than $1.15 million of home in the pre-dawn dark- ecution by Crown lawyers months of June and July, sive nine-month homicide taxpayer money has been ness of July 8, 2010, on his way Ben Vanderkolk and Paul when the trial took place. investigation, codenamed Election spent on the unsolved murder to milk cows. Murray was $206,536. The Crown chalked up Operation Yellow. Police of Feilding farmer Scott Guy. Macdonald, 32, who That includes $21,328 in $18,245 in disbursements dur- spent $694,773 putting a case About $333,000 of that was worked with Guy and was disbursements, such as travel ing that time. together against Macdonald. generated by the month-long then married to his sister, and accommodation, since Meanwhile, legal aid pay- The final bill for all parties trial of Guy’s brother-in-law, Anna, was charged with Macdonald was committed for ments to Macdonald’s three- is expected to rise this month Ewen Macdonald, who was murder in April 2011 but trial in August 2010 and pro- pronged defence team, of Greg when Macdonald, who is still earlier this year found not acquitted by a jury of 11 in the ceedings shifted from Palmer- King, Peter Coles and Liam in police custody, is sentenced guilty of the shotgun slaying. High Court at Wellington. ston North to Wellington. Collins, totalled $126,953. on six charges pre-dating the advice Guy, 31, was shot twice Figures show the cost of Of the total Crown expen- But the legal fees pale in murder. They include the Ewen Macdonald outside his rural Feilding the unsuccessful murder pros- diture, $97,994 was for the comparison with the exten- killing of 19 calves. Fairfax NZ on ECan Silver brings Pascoe’s medal bonanza to six ignored Sarah Argyle and Fairfax Christchurch’s golden girl Sophie Pascoe has added a Rachel Young governance was also recom- silver lining to her London [email protected] mended to him in April by Paralympics campaign with ECan chairwoman Dame her sixth medal of the games. Environment Canterbury Margaret Bazley, but said a Pascoe claimed silver in commissioners’ advice was subsequent Cabinet paper the SB9 100m breaststroke ignored by the Government in further explored the options yesterday in a career best deciding to axe regional and recommended continuing 1:18.38, behind winner council elections until 2016. with commissioners. Khrystyna Yurchenko of The Government is stick- The Government did not Ukraine. ing to its guns as public want to disrupt the progress The 19-year-old’s three pressure ramps up over last the commissioners had made, golds and three silvers is Friday’s announcement, he said. almost one-third of New which some say is a huge ‘‘We weren’t prepared to Zealand’s tally of 17 medals blow to democracy in Canter- put that progress [in from the Paralympics and bury. jeopardy].’’ half of the swimming team’s Medal haul: Sophie Pascoe and head coach Roly Crichton at the London The Government-appoint- However, the DIA-MFE contribution of 12 medals. Paralympics, where she has won six medals. Photos: GETTY IMAGES ed commissioners have been report found extending the The Kiwi team fell just one in charge of the regional commissioners’ governance short of their 18-medal target. hang on for dear life. At the council since councillors conflicted with the fundamen- Pascoe finished no worse end of the race you saw her were sacked in 2010 and tal principle of local govern- than second in all 12 of her emotion and the realisation of legislation passed at the time ment communities to decide races – six heats and six having to really fight for included a commitment to their local affairs through finals. something,” he said. holding elections by October local representatives. Her personal medal haul is Wellington swimmer Mary 2013. The recommended mixed- two better than her perform- Fisher claimed New Zealand’s However, on Friday Local membership option would ance at the Beijing Para- final gold of the games in the Government Minister David provide some democratic rep- lympics in 2008 and saw her S11 200m individual medley. Carter and Environment Min- resentation and ensure the finish as the 12th most Daniel Sharp claimed sil- ister Amy Adams announced relationships commissioners successful athlete at the ver in his 100m breakstroke ECan elections would not be had built with the territorial Games. final, winning an appeal to be held until 2016, with a authorities and the Canter- Pascoe made it clear she reinstated after he was dis- ministerial review of its bury Earthquake Recovery isn’t finished yet. qualified for an alleged illegal governance in 2014. Authority were maintained, The below-the-knee ampu- Golden girl: Sophie Pascoe kick. That goes against a recom- the report said. tee is determined to do even celebrates with her medal after The partially blind Fisher mendation by the Department ‘‘The mixed model . better at the next Games in competing in the Women’s 100m was the surprise package of of Internal Affairs (DIA) and retains a significant element Rio de Janeiro. breaststroke SB9 final. the New Zealand team in her the Ministry for the Environ- of democratic governance and ‘‘I had a great campaign first Games. ment (MFE), in a report at the appropriate skills and know- and a successful one,’’ she has worked alongside Pascoe The 19-year-old had been end of July, to establish a ledge on ECan’s governing said. and her coach Roly Crichton threatening to win a race after transitional body made up of body to ensure the commis- ‘‘But I’m still hungry for for nine years and felt an two silvers and a bronze, and elected councillors and sioners’ momentum is carried more, I love the competition, I immense pride watching her it finally happened yesterday, government-appointed mem- forward and certainty for the love the feeling of what people Paralympic success. coming in world record time bers, which would be subject region’s return to a position of pay to feel and that’s the “I first met Sophie when of 2:46.91. to ministerial review by 2017. economic growth and pros- adrenaline rush and I want to she was 10 years old,’’ she She led from start to finish ‘‘Given the progress made perity.’’ Full picture: The Bats filming a music video for their latest album – from left, Malcolm Grant, Robert Scott, Kaye have that again. You’ll see me said. ahead of the more fancied by the commissioners, there The report advised against Woodward, Paul Kean and director Mark Swadel. Photo: KIRK HARGREAVES/FAIRFAX NZ back.’’ ‘‘She was a really bubbly Daniela Schulte of Germany, is no apparent reason for a return to a fully elected She noted that all her young kid who had the ability who’d only set the world continuing this level of inter- regional council. silver medals were all close to swim with the able-bodied record a few hours earlier in vention, which was used in ‘‘The potential for ECan to affairs. athletes from the word go. her heat. response to ECan’s previous return to deadlocked decision- ‘‘They’re PBs in all of those “Sophie’s got a natural “A gold medal and a world serious and systematic dys- making could lead to a break- Broken back-drop for Bats silver races . yeah, it makes connection with the water record in my final event, the function,’’ the report said. down in relationships with me hungrier for more.’’ and a combination of three final New Zealander to be This recommendation was territorial authorities and Sarah Argyle to chronicle Christchurch in imagery of the song and the Former New Zealand elements: talent and skill, competing at this event. the preferred option, of five, Cera [the Canterbury Earth- its current state and got space will make it interesting swimmer Anna Simcic- commitment to preparation, ‘‘I went out there and just in a report by the two bodies quake Recovery Authority], Christchurch rock band The permission to film in the to watch.’’ Forrest, who has worked as and a steely competitive edge put my best forward and I on ECan’s governance who could lose confidence in Bats are back and using their central-city red zone. The Bats describe Pascoe’s mentor since Bei- when in the battle of a race. definitely can’t believe it,” she arrangements and based on ECan.’’ home town’s broken heart as Director Marc Swadel said Simpletons as a song about jing, said no-one really knew That’s what’s brought her beamed. proposals by the commission- By retaining commission- the back-drop for their latest the choice was a mutual one self-awareness. her capabilities before she hit such success.’’ Middle distance runner ers. ers, the public can still attend music video. by him and the band. Yesterday’s filming was the world stage. Pascoe’s crowning Tim Prendergast was the The other options were meetings and apply, as they The group, formed in 1982, “There are so many drummer Malcolm Grant’s ‘‘After her first race she moment at the London Games other Kiwi in action yester- establishing a permanent usually would, for consents. have been on a break from cleared spaces with empty first trip back to the central showed the world who Sophie was the 100m freestyle, Find- day. The 33-year-old finished mixed-governance body, Nobody from ECan was music but late last year buildings. It’s quite cinematic city. Pascoe was and it was evident lay said, when, despite sick- fifth in his 800m T13 final in a extending the commissioners’ available for comment yester- released their eighth album and evocative.