Jailed for attacking pregnant partner
Jailed for attacking pregnant partner
A man who attacked his pregnant partner after claiming the baby was not his has been jailed for 22 months.
Rob Kidd
Dunedin death case: Woman had a 'difficult past'
Dunedin death case: Woman had a 'difficult past'
A woman who cried as details of her involvement around the death of a Dunedin man were read out had a ''very difficult past'', a court was told.
Cleared of sex charges, awarded $130k
Man cleared of sex charges, awarded $130k
A judge has criticised police and awarded a Dunedin man $130,000 after he was cleared of sex charges following ''four years of hell''.
Tears as woman pleads guilty
Tears as woman pleads guilty
A woman has tearfully pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the death of a Dunedin man.
Blackmail pair allowed to apply for home detention
Blackmail pair allowed to apply for home detention
Two men who cooked up a story and tried to blackmail a woman out of $5000 have been locked up.
No parole for sex offender seen as high risk
No parole for sex offender seen as high risk
A man who has spent five years in prison for raping a 16-year-old girl in a library car park and grooming four other teens denies the offending.
Mother allegedly poisoned child
Mother allegedly poisoned child
A North Otago woman is accused of deliberately poisoning her own toddler with pharmaceutical eye drops, nasal sprays and antidepressants.
'Black market' in rubbish bags
'Black market' in rubbish bags
A Dunedin thief who stole bulk packs of rubbish bags to order has since cleaned up his act, his lawyer says.
Disqualified for cemetery burnouts
Disqualified for cemetery burnouts
A man who smashed up 10 Dunedin grave sites was doing burnouts ''in honour'' of his dead friend, a court has heard.
Court runner's bid for freedom fails
Court runner's bid for freedom fails
A man who leaped out of the dock and made a failed escape attempt from court has been similarly unsuccessful with an appeal.
One year's detention for abuse
One year's detention for abuse
A year of domestic abuse has resulted in a Mosgiel man being sentenced to the same period on home detention.
'Menace to the community' jailed for drink-driving
'Menace to the community' jailed for drink-driving
A nine-time drink-driver has been jailed for a year and slammed by a judge as "a menace to the community".
Woman loses dog, bites man
Woman loses dog, bites man
It began with a woman losing her dog and ended with a man being bitten. But it's not what you think.
Man admits ramming police car, axe attack
Man admits ramming police car, axe attack
A man has admitted ramming a police car and chasing an officer down the highway on foot with a tomahawk while yelling "Allahu Akbar".
Victim revived so beating could go on
Victim revived so beating could go on
A Balclutha man who subjected his girlfriend to three months of vicious abuse revived her with water just to continue a beating, a court has heard.
'I'm going to get you': Jailed for boarding house stabbing
'I'm going to get you': Jailed for boarding house stabbing
After coming off second best in a boarding house scuffle Thomas Leslie Evan Jenkins sought immediate retribution.
Sentencing of Silberhorn, Carline may be next year
Sentencing of Silberhorn, Carline may be next year
A celebrity-endorsed health-supplement company and its director may now have to wait until next year to be sentenced.
Silberhorn never intended to rip off customers, court told
Silberhorn never intended to rip off customers, court told
A celebrity-endorsed health-supplement company and the man behind it never intended to rip customers off, a court has heard.
Deception may have netted $1.2m
Deception may have netted $1.2m
A health-supplement company could have made up to $1.2 million by overstating the amount of deer velvet in its product, a court has heard.
Deer velvet deception could have earned company $1.2m
Deer velvet deception could have earned company $1.2m
A health-supplement company could have made up to $1.2m by overstating the amount of deer velvet in its product, a court has heard.