Supervision for assault incident
Supervision for assault incident
Sentencing a straight-A student to community detention for drug dealing last year, a Dunedin judge said he bet the man would not return to court.
Rob Kidd
Driver clocked speeding days before serious crash
Foreign driver clocked speeding days before serious crash
Just two days before a Polish driver caused a head-on smash in Southland, he was ticketed for going more than 140kmh near Timaru.
Racer loses licence after high-speed head-on crash
Racer loses licence after high-speed head-on crash
A repeat racer has lost his licence for 18 months after a head-on crash led to an innocent motorist having to be cut from their vehicle.
Drug-fuelled crimes bring supervision
Drug-fuelled crimes bring supervision
A Dunedin man was so strung out on drugs he ended up standing on a washing machine brandishing a frying pan, trying to hit a man hiding in a shower.
Judge decries man’s ‘self-defence’ claim in assault
Judge decries man’s ‘self-defence’ claim in assault
A Dunedin man who punched his ex-partner because she would not go home with him originally told police it was self-defence, a court has heard.
Electronic bail denied for Amber-Rose murder accused
Electronic bail denied for Amber-Rose murder accused
The Dunedin health professional charged with murdering teenager Amber-Rose Rush has been denied electronic bail.
Jail term for cannabis operation
Jail term for large, sophisticated cannabis-cultivating operation
In a large industrial warehouse near Dunedin's waterfront, about a kilometre stroll from the central police station, Lawrence Andrew Cobb lived.
Maximum supervision for sex offender
Maximum supervision for sex offender
An Oamaru sex offender is considered so dangerous by Corrections they want to monitor him for the next decade - the maximum allowed by law.
Manslaughter results in jail sentence
Manslaughter results in jail sentence
A Central Otago Otago teen who killed his friend in a drunken crash has been told by a judge he now owes it to the victim to turn his life around.
Drink-driver who killed teen 'treated like family'
Drink-driver who killed teen 'treated like family'
The parents of a Central Otago teenager have told a court they treated the drink-driver who killed him as family.
WIN A COPY: Unsettling portrayal of nanny
Unsettling portrayal of a nanny who loses her mind
Rob Kidd reviews Lullaby by Leila Slimani. Published by Faber & Faber/Allen & Unwin.
Epic tale of culture and coffee
Epic tale of culture and coffee
Rob Kidd reviews The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers. Published by Penguin Random House.
WIN A COPY: Ethereal storytelling, robust plot
Ethereally delicate storytelling belies a robust plot
Rob Kidd reviews Peach, by Emma Glass. Published by Bloomsbury
Death accompanies siblings through life
Death accompanies siblings through life
Rob Kidd reviews The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin. Published by Tinder Press/Hachette
'Stupid to take dog on burglary spree'
Burglar took dog on spree
Dogs: man's best friend - but not man's best accomplice when committing a burglary.
Child porn offender's attitude 'troubling': judge
Child porn offender's attitude 'troubling', judge says
A 72-year-old retiree whose email account was shut down after he downloaded child-abuse material simply set up a new one days later and continued, a court has heard.
Thefts derailed society's restoration plans
Thefts derailed society's restoration plans
Antique rail parts sold as scrap metal by a recidivist fraudster for $600 will cost a Dunedin heritage organisation more than $50,000 to replace, a court has heard.
Killer had history of violence
Killer had history of violence
A Dunedin man found guilty of manslaughter has a shocking history of violence - including stabbing his dog with hedge clippers.
Guilty of killing best friend
Dunedin man Jason Blackler guilty of killing best friend
A Dunedin man has been found guilty of killing his best friend following a boozy argument at their home.
Evidence not conclusive, defence says
Evidence not conclusive, defence says
The lawyer for a Dunedin man charged with manslaughter has slammed police for their forensic investigation of the crime scene.