Midway through the string of offences he graffitied the Dunedin District Court sign, and used a blue marker to tag other walls around the city. Half an hour later, the court heard Wise forced his way into an analytics company around the corner, where he raided the boardroom for audiovisual equipment. Judge Robinson stressed the severe impact on the victims. The court heard one company had to scramble frantically to protect confidential client documents which were contained on the stolen computers. The victims suffered total losses of up to $22,000 but Judge Robinson said Wise had no means to pay that off, and declined to order reparation.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 21, 2025 15:38 UTC