Former Justice Minister Kiri Allan is pleading not guilty to a charge of refusing to accompany an enforcement officer after crashing her car in Wellington.<\/p>\n
Allan was charged with careless driving and refusing to accompany a police officer, in July after crashing a ministerial car in Wellington.<\/p>\n
Allan’s case was due to be called in the Wellington District Court tomorrow but a registrar confirmed to RNZ that the case had been administratively adjourned.<\/p>\n
It is the second time the case has been delayed.<\/p>\n
The court has now confirmed she entered a not guilty plea through her lawyer.<\/p>\n
The case has been adjourned until early November.<\/p>\n
Allan resigned from all her portfolios after the crash on Evans Bay Parade in Roseneath on 23 July.<\/p>\n
In a statement, she said after taking time off to address a number of personal difficulties she had believed she “was okay to juggle those challenges with the pressure of being a minister” but accepted that wasn’t the case, and had let herself and colleagues down.<\/p>\n
She later confirmed she would not seek re-election for the East Coast electorate.<\/p>\n
In a post on social media she said being the representative for the East Coast had been the greatest privilege of her life but her actions had let everyone down.<\/p>\n
She wrote that she needed time to heal and chart a new course for her life.<\/p>\n