Rob Kidd

A man who crushed a skateboarder after doing burnouts in his mother’s car began drinking vodka while emergency services rushed to the scene, a court has heard.

A daylight burglary and botched getaway in central Dunedin unfolded like a scene from a video game, a witness says.

A man who tried to slash his way into an occupied bathroom with a knife has been urged by a judge to "lay off the turps".

A North Otago man subjected his partner to a prolonged beating then told her she deserved to be raped, a court has heard.

A Dunedin woman stole a handbag from a retirement village and went on a $1000 spending spree, a court has heard.