Mother of Marokopa children pleads guilty to drink driving

Monday 6 October 2025 · 6 outlets · 3 reports · updated Mon 6 Oct 2025, 1:28pm

Catherine Christey, 46, appeared in Te Kūiti District Court on Monday after admitting to drink driving. She was three times over the legal alcohol limit when she crashed her vehicle into a drain and flipped it onto its roof in Waimahora during August.

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1. Stuff via Waikato TimesMon 6 Oct 2025, 11:31am

   Mother of Tom Phillips' children admits charge of crashing car while drink driving (opens in new tab)

   Also on Waikato Times (opens in new tab), The Post (opens in new tab), The Press (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldMon 6 Oct 2025, 11:36am

   Mother of the Marakopa children, Cat Christey, pleads guilty to drink driving charge (opens in new tab)

3. Otago Daily TimesMon 6 Oct 2025, 1:28pm

   Mother of Marokopa kids pleads guilty to drink-driving (opens in new tab)