More than $100,000 has been paid out by the New Zealand Police to keep a defamation case out of court.
Gun City director David Tipple took a defamation action against the police for remarks made by a Christchurch officer in 1999.
Remarks made by Inspector Grant Buchanan sullied his reputationit was alleged.
Revelations in March had the case being settled, but police would not say how much they paid out.
A request under the Official Information Act, police revealed they paid $35,000 to the man who was originally seeking $800,000.
In addition, police spent more than $62,000 in legal expenses and a further $14,000 in disbursements.
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