$40k fine after effluent runs into river
Dairy farmer fined $40,000 after effluent runs into Pomahaka River
A Balclutha dairy farmer has been fined nearly $40,000 after effluent from his farm ran into the Pomahaka River.
Rob Kidd
Boy begged man not to attack mum with hammer
Boy begged man not to attack mum with hammer
A 4-year-old boy begged a Balclutha man not to attack his pregnant mother with a hammer, a court has heard.
Little girl lost: fighting for Hineihana's legacy
Little girl lost: fighting for Hineihana's legacy
Two-year-old Hineihana Sosefina Mausii died just hours after being discharged from hospital on consecutive days. Now, her mother is fighting for her daughter’s legacy.
Sex offender denied parole as undue risk
Sex offender denied parole as undue risk
A Waihola man who sexually abused an intoxicated boy now claims he did not ply the victim with booze or drugs.
'Joke' groper guilty of indecent assault
'Joke' groper guilty of indecent assault
A father of two who groped a bar employee said he thought it was a joke at the time, a court has heard.
Immigrant sacked on first day after adviser's mistake
Immigrant sacked on first day after adviser's mistake
A Dunedin immigration adviser is in trouble after her gaffe resulted in a worker flying from the Philippines only to be sacked on his first day.
Assessment in prison for incestuous father
Assessment in prison for incestuous father
An Oamaru man who got his youngest daughter pregnant will remain behind bars so he can be psychologically assessed.
Porn files accessed again
Porn files accessed again
A teenage sex offender came back before the court for possessing the same child pornography he was originally caught with.
Transgender robber out on parole
Transgender robber out on parole
A transgender armed robber will be released on parole after having "particular difficulties" behind bars.
Grief still raw six years on
Grief still raw six years on
The mother of a Dunedin toddler who died after substandard hospital care says her grief is still raw after six years.
Mum mourns 'miracle baby'
No doubt 'fighter' daughter would have survived
The mother of a Dunedin toddler has no doubt her "miracle baby" would have survived, had she not been failed by the health system.
'She will be fine': Doctors reassured mum before toddler's death
'She will be fine': Doctors reassured mum before toddler's death
The SDHB medical chief has acknowledged "the course of events may have been changed" if a Dunedin toddler was not discharged from hospital for the second time in two days.
Failings seen in toddler's death
Failings seen in toddler's death
The death of a Dunedin toddler was a tragedy that ''could have potentially been avoided'', an expert says.
Dunedin toddler died after 'major failure'
'Major failure': Toddler died after misdiagnosis, discharge
A Dunedin toddler died just hours after being discharged from hospital for the second time in two days, an inquest has heard.
Convicted man has driving ban reduced on appeal
Convicted man has driving ban reduced on appeal
A man who stole a car during a meth-fuelled ''psychotic episode'' has successfully appealed his driving ban.
Last-minute restrictions on sex offender
Last-minute restrictions on sex offender
Authorities are scrambling to impose extra safeguards after concerns were raised about a remorseless sex offender being able to travel to Dunedin after his release from prison.
Meth-fuelled car theft sentence appealed
Meth-fuelled car theft sentence appealed
A man who stole a car during during a meth-fuelled “psychotic episode” has successfully appealed his driving ban.
Sentenced for Crate Day violence
Sentenced for Crate Day violence
Crate Day was not a great day for a Palmerston man and his family.
Drink-driver caught in the act at wheel
Drink-driver caught in the act at wheel
While fielding questions from his car, a 33-year-old man swigged from a bottle of beer - then reached over to his passenger seat and opened another one.
Man pleads not guilty to killing horse
Man pleads not guilty to killing horse
A man who allegedly stabbed a miniature horse 41 times has denied the charge against him and will maintain name suppression for at least two more months.