Sex offender watered down drug test to avoid prison
Sex offender watered down drug test to avoid prison
A sex offender who watered down his urine to dodge a drug test has avoided a return to prison.
Rob Kidd
Time and residence a luxury for writer
Time and residence a luxury for writer
When Michael Steven returns to Dunedin, he usually crashes on a mate's couch.
Doctor may appeal after bid to move trial fails
Doctor may appeal after bid for murder trial outside Dunedin fails
A doctor accused of murdering a teenage girl has failed in his bid to have the trial moved out of Dunedin, but he may yet appeal that ruling.
Doctor loses fight to move Amber-Rose murder trial
Doctor's request for Amber-Rose trial outside Dunedin declined
A Dunedin doctor accused of murdering a teenage girl will stand trial in Dunedin despite a bid to move to case out of town.
Man forged letters to boost accommodation supplement
Man forged letters to boost accommodation supplement
A man who forged letters in the name of his own landlord, to boost his benefit, will take a decade to pay back the swindled cash.
Girl forfeits rod after dad offends
Girl forfeits rod after dad offends
A father's decision to take his children fishing out of season has led to his 12-year-old daughter being stripped of her prized rod.
Judge suggests banned driver uses Limes
Judge suggests banned driver uses Limes
A judge has suggested a suspended driver might use Lime scooters after he was caught breaching his ban.
Stole scope after release from jail
Stole scope after release from jail
A man who stole from a Dunedin hunting store this week told the court it was the first time he had committed such a crime in some years. "That's because you've been in prison", a judge replied.
Burglar identified through Facebook post sentenced
Burglar identified through Facebook post sentenced
Reginald Ozanne presented his partner with some garden art for her birthday. Turns out the item had been stolen from a garden centre a few days earlier.
Bail for man accused of attempting to rob Wakari dairy
Bail for man accused of attempting to rob Wakari dairy
A man who allegedly demanded cash from a Dunedin dairy and came away empty-handed has been released on bail.
Girl intervenes in assault on mother
'How brave was she?': Girl intervenes in assault on mother
A judge has commended a 7-year-old girl for her bravery after she yelled at her stepfather as he held her mother in a headlock.
Preventive detention not necessary, judge rules
Preventive detention not necessary, judge rules
A heavily-tattooed gang member has avoided an indefinite prison term following three attacks on fellow prisoners - including one at court.
Gang member 'at turning point' after attacks on prisoners
Gang member 'at turning point' after attacks on prisoners
A gang member has avoided an indefinite prison term following three attacks on fellow prisoners – including one at court.
'Cowardly' to bite ex-partner's head
'Cowardly' to bite ex-partner's head
A drunken man who bit his ex-partner's head when she was trying to look after him has been called ''cowardly'' by a judge.
Cruise ship rape charge dismissed
Cruise ship rape charge dismissed
A man accused of raping a woman on a cruise ship docked in Dunedin has had charges against him dismissed.
Violent offender to serve full sentence
Violent offender to serve full sentence
An "untreated violent offender" who committed a street robbery and several prison assaults will serve his entire jail sentence before being released.
Early release for 'vicious' attack shocks victim's wife
Early release for 'vicious' attack shocks victim's wife
A man involved in a "vicious, unprovoked attack" in a Wanaka shop has been released on parole with three and a-half years on his prison term left to serve.
3 years' jail for crime spree
3 years' jail for crime spree
A woman whose $17,000 jet ski was stolen by a career burglar says she has ''lost a bit of that Dunedin innocence''.
Sex offender not freed
Sex offender not freed
A man who tried to drag a Dunedin woman into a van for sex is still considered a high-risk sex offender.
'Manipulative' Brazilian declined parole
'Manipulative' Brazilian declined parole
A Brazilian who targeted gay men, drugging them then stealing from them, has been labelled ''manipulative'' by prison staff.