A convicted sex offender was living in Wanaka for more than two months before the police found out he had relocated. Graeme Murray Purvis (55) yesterday admitted being a registrable sex offender, failing to comply with reporting obligations - namely to report a change of address in person to the police case manager 48 hours prior to the move - between January 1 and March 11. The charge was laid under the Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016. On November 18 last year he advised he was travelling to Wanaka for work and would be there for a fortnight, returning to Dunedin on December 15. He then went to a second address, because he could not afford the cost of the motel, and failed to update his address.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 08, 2019 16:30 UTC