Rob Kidd

An Otago man who rammed a police car and chased an officer with an axe while yelling "Allahu Akbar" is being housed in a specialist prison unit with the Christchurch mosque shooter.

A man who accidentally shot himself in the chest at the end of a crime spree says he believes he survived for a reason.

A man who accidentally shot himself in the chest at the end of a crime spree says he believes he survived for a reason.

An Otago man who rammed a police car and chased an officer with an axe while yelling "Allahu Akbar" is being housed in a specialist prison unit with the Christchurch mosque shooter.

A gang member who raped a teenager in a library car park will remain behind bars after abusive conduct towards staff and other prisoners.

A student who groped a stranger in her bed after a party has failed in an attempt to maintain his clean criminal record.

A World Cup-winning Black Fern has been caught drink-driving for the second time in two years and now says she has given up alcohol and started counselling.

A woman who was denied entry to the University of Otago’s medical school four times has suffered further rejection to add to the list.

A man who was violated by his cellmate relapsed into methamphetamine use after the "humiliation" of the trial, a court has heard.

A blundering burglar has been jailed for more than two years after he turned to break-ins because of his methamphetamine addiction.

An armed robber who raided three Dunedin dairies will be released from prison to live in Christchurch more than two years before his sentence end date.

The court’s new Covid-19 procedures were tested immediately when Dunedin’s first case of the day featured an "anti-vaxxer".

An armed robber who raided three Dunedin dairies will be released from prison more than two years before his sentence end date.

A Dunedin murderer has been resoundingly knocked back in his bid for access to opiate pain medication while behind bars.

A Dunedin man capped off a week of meth-fuelled mayhem when he crashed with his pregnant partner and stole the car of a Good Samaritan, a court has heard.