Rob Kidd

A Dunedin man met a woman in a bar and took her home where he throttled her and attempted to violate her as she tried to get away, a court has heard.

A man who used road cones to divert traffic away from a police drink-driving checkpoint says he was "just trying to help a few people out".

A man who used road cones to divert traffic away from a police drink-driving checkpoint says he was "just trying to help a few people out".

A man responsible for an attempted murder-suicide in Dunedin has been released from prison and is "focused on getting his life on the right track".

A man responsible for an attempted murder-suicide in Dunedin has been released from prison and is "focused on getting his life on the right track".

A Dunedin man who sexually abused a girl for six years and took photos while he committed the crimes has been declined parole.

A Coroner will investigate the mysterious disappearance of an Invercargill schoolboy and his stepfather, eight years after they vanished.

A coroner will investigate the mysterious disappearance of an Invercargill schoolboy and his father - eight years after they went missing.

A mistrial has been declared in the case of a company director accused of sexually abusing young girls in Christchurch and Dunedin.

A mistrial has been declared in the case of a Dunedin company director accused of sexually abusing three girls.

A Southland man with a history of extreme violence, who bombarded a woman with hundreds of calls and messages, has been denied parole again.