Rob Kidd

Burglar, covert filmer gets home detention

Rowan Blackbourn (20) made secret videos of naked students and stored them in a file on his phone...

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

Scott Trotter, who stole an arsenal from a Dunedin home will remain in jail for at least another...

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

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

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 Hotel owner Jon Leng sits on stage in the first floor bar where the Dunedin Sound was born...

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

Rob Kidd reviews Kintu, by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi.

Violent rampage fuelled by debt and jealousy

Violent rampage fuelled by debt and jealousy

Fuelled by jealousy and owed $400, William Hillis Cottle went on a violent rampage, a court has heard.

Taxi driver denies assaulting woman

A Dunedin taxi driver who allegedly groped a female passenger wept openly as his wife professed her love for him in court.

Tears as man convicted of abusing stepdaughter

Tears as man convicted of abusing stepdaughter

A Dunedin man has been found guilty of repeatedly sexually assaulting his stepdaughter over a four-year period.

Events on taxi ride home disputed

A Dunedin taxi driver is accused of molesting a female passenger after giving her a free ride home.

Actions of driver 'grossly careless'

Actions of driver 'grossly careless'

A truck driver with a record of bad driving who hit a school bus near Palmerston has suffered post-traumatic stress disorder since the incident, a court has heard.

Repeat offender given opportunity with supervision

A 40-year-old Dunedin man with 186 convictions, described as ''the textbook'' offender, has been given a chance to turn his life around.

Excess paua catch costs pair dearly

Two men have been stung with fines totalling $3000 and stripped of a vehicle and fishing gear after trying to sneak excess paua away from Warrington.

Jail for drink-driver with 'appalling attitude’

‘‘I’ve been doing this for 30 years. I’ve never hurt anyone,’’ a Milton drink-driver told police when he was pulled over.

Dog to be put down after mauling boy

A judge has ordered the destruction of a dog that mauled a 3-year-old, despite the Dunedin pet owner's protestations.

Marsh crime novel completed with skill

Marsh crime novel completed with skill

Rob Kidd reviews Money in the Morgue, by Ngaio Marsh and Stella Duffy.

Back in court for breaching order

Bobby MacGillivray (24) took only half an hour to breach an order designed to protect his ex...

Back in court for breaching order

Within half an hour of being served with a protection order barring him from contacting his ex-partner, Bobby Darin MacGillivray got in his car to look for her.

Taxi robbed with fingernail

Taxi driver robbed of $100 after fingernail used to mimic weapon

Robbing a taxi driver of $100 — using her fingernail to mimic a weapon — has landed a Dunedin woman in jail for two and a-half years.

Rape-accused’s name suppression lapses

The Otago tradesman accused of raping a woman in a Waihola public toilet can now be named.

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