SUBSCRIBER
Student attacked man defiling bed
SUBSCRIBER
Student attacked man defiling bed
When a man in a Spiderman costume found a couple defiling his bed, he went from superhero to supervillain.
Rob Kidd
SUBSCRIBER
Man who stabbed stranger in street fight avoids imprisonment
SUBSCRIBER
Man who stabbed stranger in street fight avoids imprisonment
An Oamaru man who stabbed a stranger three times in a street fight has avoided a term of imprisonment.
SUBSCRIBER
Man brutally beat teen in Dunedin alley
SUBSCRIBER
Man brutally beat teen in Dunedin alley
Two minutes and 48 seconds of "sheer violence".
SUBSCRIBER
Church-goer posed as photographer to abuse teen
SUBSCRIBER
Church-goer posed as photographer to abuse teen
A church-going Dunedin man posed as a photographer to isolate a teenage girl from her parents and sexually abuse her, a court has heard.
Joyride man ‘unmotivated’ by rehabilitation: panel
Joyride man ‘unmotivated’ by rehabilitation: panel
A man who stole a police car and went on a 200km joyride around the region seems "generally unmotivated" behind bars, the Parole Board says.
SUBSCRIBER
Dunedin lawyer’s six years on the run
SUBSCRIBER
Dunedin lawyer’s six years on the run
A disgraced Dunedin lawyer who splurged on overseas travel, luxury cars and private-school fees rather than pay taxes has finally been brought to justice this week after a near...
SUBSCRIBER
Mother received $68,000 with ‘carer support’ scam
SUBSCRIBER
Mother received $68,000 with ‘carer support’ scam
A woman scammed the Ministry of Health out of $68,000 over the care of her disabled children, a court has heard.
Assessment to be done
Assessment to be done
A Dunedin teenager charged with murdering a woman will undertake a psychiatric assessment while in custody.
Psychiatric assessment for Wakari murder accused
Psychiatric assessment for Wakari murder accused
A Dunedin teenager charged with murdering a woman will undertake a psychiatric assessment while in custody.
SUBSCRIBER
Ex-partner kidnapped, told to retract complaint
SUBSCRIBER
Ex-partner kidnapped, told to retract complaint
A Dunedin man detained and beat his ex-partner then bombarded her with more than 500 messages to have her withdraw her police complaint, a court has heard.
Trespassed cave-dweller pleads guilty to arson
Trespassed cave-dweller pleads guilty to arson
A notorious Outram cave-dweller has admitted burning down a hut in which he used to live.
Outram cave-dweller pleads guilty to arson
Outram cave-dweller pleads guilty to arson
A notorious Outram cave-dweller has admitted burning down a hut in which he used to live.
SUBSCRIBER
Hungary for the experiences
SUBSCRIBER
Hungary for the experiences
Hungarian raccoon dogs and sour cherry soup — sounds like decent material for a short story.
SUBSCRIBER
Deportee sentenced for assault
SUBSCRIBER
Deportee sentenced for assault
A 501 deportee who killed a man over a drug debt while in Australia has continued his violent conduct a decade after the brutal slaying.
SUBSCRIBER
Last of meth trio gets nearly 3 years’ jail
SUBSCRIBER
Last of meth trio gets nearly 3 years’ jail
A Dunedin man who became entangled in a plan to collect $100,000 of methamphetamine has been locked up for nearly three years.
Crash victim was ‘firecracker’ mum of 5
Crash victim was ‘firecracker’ mum of 5
A mother of five who died in a crash in Waikouaiti will be remembered as a "beautiful firecracker", family say.
Car passed into path of truck before fatal crash
Car passed into path of truck before fatal crash
The driver of a car which crashed near Waikouaiti killing a mum of five was earlier seen passing on double yellow lines into the path of an oncoming truck, police say.
SUBSCRIBER
Pair guilty after ‘boys’ hunting trip’
SUBSCRIBER
Pair guilty after ‘boys’ hunting trip’
A pair of poachers were found by armed police hiding in an Owaka paddock beside a dismembered deer, a court has heard.
Cocaine case may proceed to High Court
Cocaine case may proceed to High Court
The case of two overseas nationals who allegedly came to New Zealand in a bid to retrieve 91kg of cocaine looks set to go to the High Court.
SUBSCRIBER
Scammer fleeces victims out of $20,000
SUBSCRIBER
Scammer fleeces victims out of $20,000
A woman who used online marketplaces to scam people out of more than $20,000 used the cash to holiday around the country with her husband, she told police.