John Darby is the sole director of Pisidia. Photo: NZMEKristen Darby, the estranged wife of high-profile southern developer John Darby, has lost a court challenge over assets, meaning a company he directs can continue to sell Queenstown properties. Associate Judge Dale Lester has ruled in the High Court at Invercargill that Pisidia Holdings, of which John Darby is the sole director, can remove seven notices of claim which Kristen Darby had registered against it. The court decided she does not have an interest in properties which Pisidia owns: land subdivided into seven lots. "I do not accept that Kristen has an interest in Pisidia's land," the decision said.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 13, 2019 23:37 UTC