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Dana ([info]dana) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2005-03-30 23:53:00


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Hilary Swank and the apple - update.
Remember the Hilary Swank wank ;)?

Hilary was contesting a $200 fine for bringing an apple into New Zealand against strict biosecurity regulations.

I know you all were waiting for the court outcome with bated breath:

Swank, 30, who earned the best actress Oscar last month for her role as a boxer in the film, has been hit by a $NZ200 ($184) fine for failing to declare an apple and an orange when she flew into Auckland from Los Angeles.

In addition she has been ordered to pay an additional $NZ30 in court costs...

The Manukau District Court rejected her explanation, imposed the fine and then added costs in a closed door hearing without lawyers on March 18.

Court officials then refused to disclose the outcome, saying the decision had been sealed and would be sent to Swank.


New Zealand has strict biosecurity regulations aimed at keeping the country free of pests and diseases that could seriously damage its agriculture industry.

How will she ever afford it? I know, exciting stuff! I can sleep well tonight knowing that justice has prevailed. Or something.


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[info]loopywafflehead
2005-03-30 03:20 pm UTC (link)
The Manukau District Court rejected her explanation

I'm curious to know what her explanation was. She was worried that there would be no fruit in NZ or something? *ponders*

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[info]spiderflower
2005-03-30 09:24 pm UTC (link)
In addition she has been ordered to pay an additional $NZ30 in court costs...

$30? Manukau courts need funds to buy Glitter DVD!

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[info]dana
2005-03-31 02:22 am UTC (link)
It's not an expensive country.

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[info]spiderflower
2005-03-31 02:51 am UTC (link)
In that case, why are giant jaffas the exorbitant price of a dollar when in my heyday one could get them for twenty cents? The world is going downhill.

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[info]dana
2005-03-31 07:45 am UTC (link)
In comparison to the US..and well Australia, the NZ dollar isn't that strong.

Which is a good thing, because otherwise LotR would have been filmed in Easter Europe.

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[info]ladystarlight
2005-03-31 05:21 pm UTC (link)
And Legolas would have had bunny ears instead of pointy ones.

(sorry, could not resist your typo.)

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(Anonymous)
2005-04-02 10:42 am UTC (link)
*anagrams "Swank"*

...well, it makes sense.

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