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Two years’ jail for domestic violence
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Two years’ jail for domestic violence
A Dunedin man has been jailed for more than two years for his violent and coercive offending.
Rob Kidd
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Pensioner jailed for death threats
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Pensioner jailed for death threats
A Dunedin pensioner capped off three days of chaos by threatening to blow up a Labour Party electoral office.
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‘Watch your dog die’, man said
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‘Watch your dog die’, man said
A man who violently squeezed a dog until it defecated all over his kitchen has been banned from using alcohol for 18 months.
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Campus burglar caught on CCTV
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Nine-month jail sentence for man who stole $40 of RTDs
Stealing $40 of RTDs from a student flat has cost a Dunedin man nine months of freedom.
Sex offender denied parole
Sex offender denied parole
A Dunedin man who sexually abused a girl for six years and took photos while he committed the crimes has been declined parole.
Coroner to investigate case of missing pair
Coroner to investigate case of missing pair
A Coroner will investigate the mysterious disappearance of an Invercargill schoolboy and his stepfather, eight years after they vanished.
Coroner to probe pair's disappearance
Coroner to probe pair's disappearance
A coroner will investigate the mysterious disappearance of an Invercargill schoolboy and his father - eight years after they went missing.
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Hope inquest will bring answers
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Hope inquest will bring answers
A Mosgiel man whose daughter was killed in a crash is hoping his search for answers finally ends at an impending coronial inquiry.
Judge declares mistrial in child sex abuse case
Judge declares mistrial in child sex abuse case
A mistrial has been declared in the case of a company director accused of sexually abusing young girls in Christchurch and Dunedin.
Judge declares mistrial in child sex abuse case
Judge declares mistrial in child sex abuse case
A mistrial has been declared in the case of a Dunedin company director accused of sexually abusing three girls.
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Man pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting girls
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Man pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting girls
A Dunedin company director is on trial, accused of sexually assaulting three girls.
Board not satisfied man ready for parole
Board not satisfied man ready for parole
A Southland man with a history of extreme violence, who bombarded a woman with hundreds of calls and messages, has been denied parole again.
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Student attacked man defiling bed
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Student attacked man defiling bed
When a man in a Spiderman costume found a couple defiling his bed, he went from superhero to supervillain.
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Man who stabbed stranger in street fight avoids imprisonment
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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.
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Man brutally beat teen in Dunedin alley
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Man brutally beat teen in Dunedin alley
Two minutes and 48 seconds of "sheer violence".
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Church-goer posed as photographer to abuse teen
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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.
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Dunedin lawyer’s six years on the run
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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...
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Mother received $68,000 with ‘carer support’ scam
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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.