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PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 4:53 pm
by HamiltonWest
Pilot fined for 'offensive' hovering
Pilot fined $3750 for the "gravely offensive" act of hovering a helicopter over Aoraki/Mt Cook's summit.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/8527...avely-offensive

PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:38 pm
by Ian Warren
If its not the bottom of a lake .. its now the top of a mountain blink.gif

PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:44 pm
by chopper_nut
Moral of the story kiddies... dont post photos on facebook. What a load of bull s**t

PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:45 am
by mfraser
chopper_nut wrote:
QUOTE (chopper_nut @ Apr 9 2013,5:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
... What a load of bull s**t

I agree, its a piece of snow covered dirt for goodness sake! And "Sacrilege" - what a bunch of P.C B.S.

Normally I just turn a blind eye to the points of view of certain religions and cultures. It just really sucks when 'ordinary' people get caught up in the sanctimonious ramblings of these zealots/idiots. dry.gif

And why is the pilot being treated harsher for his first offence than repeat drink driving offenders!! 'Sensible Sentencing' my lily white a**. angry.gif

PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:19 am
by steelsporran
Offensive hovering?
Phew! Thought for a moment someone had seen me in my greasy mac, at the netball courts laugh.gif

PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:24 am
by Fozzer
Definitely laugh of the day for me..... laugh.gif ...!

Unbelievable!

Quote:
"In the summary of facts read to the court, the Department of Conservation (DOC) said the 3754-metre peak represented, to Ngai Tahu, "the most sacred of ancestors, from whom Ngai Tahu descend and who provide the iwi with its sense of communal identity, solidarity and purpose"".
End quote.

Good grief, what a load of Cod's Wollop!...!

Paul....In Captain Sensible Land... winkyy.gif ...!

PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:28 am
by Ian Warren
Paul , Recent on news this week and this is the real crazy one , the tribe that foresee's the great Lake Taupo now want to charge the use of the land the holds the water ... rolleyes.gif

PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:40 am
by Fozzer
Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Apr 11 2013,12:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Paul , Recent on news this week and this is the real crazy one , the tribe that foresee's the great Lake Taupo now want to charge the use of the land the holds the water ... rolleyes.gif


I thought that all the Fruit Cakes resided in the Northern Hemisphere, Ian.... rolleyes.gif ....

...but it seems like you have got a few; "down here", as well!.... blink.gif

...maybe the World is full of them!... sad.gif ...!

Paul.... cool.gif ....!

PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:31 pm
by FunkymonkeyNZ
Ridiculous waste of tax payers money! We as a country will never move forward if we keep giving into absolute B..S... such as this.
On the lighter side i find it funny that they fined him basically a dollar a meter! biggrin.gif