Rob Kidd

A Dunedin man behind a bizarre string of crimes puts his behaviour down to a "survival challenge" he was undertaking at the time.

A man who jumped on to the bonnet of a passing vehicle and held on was "like something out of a horror movie", the driver says.

A man grabbed his former partner three times by the throat in a violent incident at her home.

A man who violated a young boy then tried to buy his silence has been jailed for three years, eight months.

A scam in which an Auckland trio came to Dunedin to rip off retailers using illicitly obtained credit card numbers had "elements of sophistication", a judge says.

A Dunedin man who has repeatedly assaulted his partner called her from prison in a bid to stop her testifying against him, a court has heard.

A mother of three who delivered drugs to a university halls of residence has avoided a spell behind bars.

A woman who was sexually abused as a 6-year-old says she battles her demons "every single day".

A Dunedin man who embarked on a seven-month meth-fuelled spree of threats and violence was "simply out of control", a judge says.

The company behind a Dunedin rendering plant has been fined nearly $100,000 over the "disgusting and sickening" odour it produced.