Kim Michael Dozier had a collection of pinball machines, quantities of drugs and cash at his Christchurch home when police arrived. In his garage, police also found his collection of arcade pinball machines, collectively worth between $150,000 and $172,000. In a recently released decision, Justice Jonathan Eaton ordered the restraint of the pinball machines under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act. Justice Eaton was satisfied that both the cash seized during the search and the pinball machines were tainted property and that Dozier had unlawfully benefited from significant criminal activity. Justice Eaton directed the order be served on third parties who may be intended parties by virtue of a sale of a particular pinball machine.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 18, 2026 14:12 UTC