were made
during the marriage, she had purchased the house while she was single.  Although appellant still came over regularly
to visit his daughter and stepdaughter and to occasionally do other things
around the house, Julie testified that appellant did not have her consent or
permission to enter the house the day of the incident.  Julie testified that she had changed the
locks and that she had made it clear to appellant that he was not welcome to
just walk into her house whenever he wanted.
Appellant testified that he called first and then
went to the house to get Julie=s
signature on the insurance check. 
Appellant opened the door and walked inside.  Julie met him just inside the doorway.  She took the check and proceeded to argue
with appellant.  Julie was mad at
appellant for calling his stepdaughter=s
father.  AppellantBy Besa Chembo

Porirua community members are calling for stronger action on pokies as the Porirua City Council wraps up consultation on proposed changes to its gambling policy.

Photo: RNZ Pacific/ Indira Stewart

The hearings took place this morning at Te Rauparaha Arena and the community voiced its concerns about the harm pokies were causing despite the council's claim that the number of pokies in had declined in the last 10 years.

Porirua currently has 165 pokies at 12 venues, ten of which are situated in the most deprived areas of the city. Porirua's gaming machines took nearly $13 million in 2018.

The council is considering four options:

Maintain the current policy. Under the current policy new class four gaming machines and TAB venues may only be established within the city centre and industrial