Queenstown District Court. Photo: suppliedA man who tried to force his way into a toilet cubicle in a Queenstown bar told the women inside to "go back to your own country". Mikaele Tagicakiverata Railoa, 36, of Alexandra, then assaulted another woman when she tried to intervene. When a third woman tried to intervene, he grabbed her wrist and twisted and squeezed it with such force that she lost feeling in her arm. Railoa was sentenced in the Queenstown District Court on Monday on charges of male assaults female and resisting police.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 24, 2026 16:16 UTC