‘I wanted to nail him to get proof’
‘I wanted to nail him to get proof’
A man who apologised to his victim online after raping her twice in a secluded Dunedin walkway has been found guilty.
Rob Kidd
Failed breathalyser test in Dunedin police car park
Failed breathalyser test in Dunedin police car park
A police employee has been convicted of drink-driving after he was breathalysed in the Dunedin central station car park.
Father injures son playing staple gun 'Russian roulette'
Father injures son playing staple gun 'Russian roulette'
A "stupid game of Russian roulette" resulted in a man shooting his son twice with a staple gun, a court has heard.
Man jailed after drug-fuelled car chase
Man jailed after drug-fuelled car chase
A man who took police on a dramatic chase before eventually being found with more than 500 rounds of ammunition has been jailed for more than two years.
'Let go of Mummy': Child witnesses drunken assault
'Let go of Mummy': Child witnesses drunken assault
While Anthony Gregory Hall grabbed his partner around the throat, the woman's 4-year-old daughter screamed at him to stop.
Wrong car torched in failed revenge attempt
Wrong car torched in failed revenge attempt
A Dunedin man who tried to get back at his ex-girlfriend by torching her car made one obvious mistake, a court has heard.
Doctor accused of murder also on sex charge
Doctor accused of murder also on sex charge
A Dunedin doctor accused of murdering a teenager is also charged with indecent assault.
Partner assaulted after making 'rubbish' breakfast
Man jailed after brutal assault on partner
A man who subjected his partner to a brutal attack after a ''rubbish'' breakfast has been jailed for two and a-half years.
Murder-accused also facing indecent assault charge
Murder-accused also facing indecent assault charge
A Dunedin doctor accused of murdering a teenager is also charged with indecent assault, it can now be revealed.
Jury clears man of sexual abuse charges
Jury clears man of sexual abuse charges
A Dunedin cleaner accused of sexually abusing a child for nearly three years has been cleared by a jury.
Accused rapist made apology to victim on Facebook
Accused rapist made apology to victim on Facebook
After allegedly being raped twice in a Dunedin walkway, a woman found the man on Facebook and demanded an apology.
'Nothing makes this any better'
Naming of murder-accused no consolation: mother
The mother of a teenager allegedly murdered by a Dunedin doctor said having his name published did nothing to ease her anguish.
Doctor named as Amber-Rose murder accused
Doctor named as Amber-Rose murder accused
The Dunedin doctor accused of murdering a 16-year-old girl can now be revealed as 30-year-old Venod Skantha.
Burglar, covert filmer gets home detention
Audacious voyeur given home detention
Rowan Blackbourn began by creeping around the student precinct filming women in the shower through their open windows. Within three months he was sneaking into flats in the dead of night and pocketing underwear.
Parole denied for pair who stole weapons from house
Parole denied for pair who stole weapons from house
Two men who posed as glaziers to burgle the home of a Dunedin pistol club member and make off with a cache of weapons have been denied parole.
Woman and dog assaulted in 'bizarre' attack
Woman and dog assaulted in 'bizarre' attack
A man who assaulted a woman and her dog while prowling around her property exhibited ''majorly bizarre behaviour'', a judge says.
'She's telling lies': man denies sexual abuse
'She's telling lies': man denies sexual abuse
A girl who claims she was sexually abused for four years says she remembers the man's uncut fingernails and the pain he caused her.
Known flasher jailed for burglary
Known flasher jailed for burglary
A notorious Dunedin flasher was found by students in their home helping himself to their alcohol, a court has heard.
Empire owner admits deliberately driving at pedestrian
Empire owner admits deliberately driving at pedestrian
The owner of Dunedin's seminal music venue has admitted deliberately driving at a pedestrian, in an incident a witness described as "like something out of reality TV".
Curse follows family through generations
Curse follows family through generations
Rob Kidd reviews Kintu, by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi.