Threats escalated after speeding ticket
Threats escalated after speeding ticket
It began with a routine speeding ticket in Palmerston North.
Rob Kidd
Angry man causes girlfriend bad burns
Angry man causes girlfriend bad burns
A man caused his girlfriend severe burns after flipping furniture and knocking a kettle of boiling water into her lap, a court has heard.
Angry man causes girlfriend bad burns
Angry man causes girlfriend bad burns
A Dunedin man caused his girlfriend severe burns after flipping furniture and knocking a kettle of boiling water into her lap, a court has heard.
Jail after crime spree ends with wild chase
Jail after crime spree ends with wild chase
Tyre-spiked, pinned by police vehicles against a barrier, a wild driver continued his bid to escape — until pepper-sprayed in the face.
Guilty plea to part in Glenleith homicide
Guilty plea to part in Glenleith homicide
A Dunedin woman has pleaded guilty to being an accessory to a homicide.
Woman admits inciting man's suicide via text messages
Woman admits inciting man's suicide via text messages
A Dunedin woman has admitted inciting the suicide of a man through a series of text messages she sent him.
Woman admits inciting man's suicide via text messages
Woman admits inciting man's suicide via text messages
A Dunedin woman has admitted inciting the suicide of a man through a series of text messages she sent him.
School apology as ex-teacher admits abusing 8 more boys
School apology as ex-teacher admits abusing 8 more boys
A South Island boys' high school has apologised “unreservedly” to students who were sexually assaulted by a former teacher.
Rumours but no complaints: former rector
Rumours but no complaints: former rector
A former Dunedin teacher who sexually assaulted pupils for more than a decade had "a reputation" but no formal complaints against him, the school’s former rector says.
Former teacher admits abusing eight more boys
Former teacher admits abusing eight more boys
A former South Island boys' school teacher with a history of sex attacks has admitted abusing eight more boys.
School apology as ex-teacher admits abusing 8 more boys
School apology as ex-teacher admits abusing 8 more boys
A Dunedin high school has apologised “unreservedly” to students who were sexually assaulted by a former teacher.
Man who molested woman appealing conviction, sentence
Man who molested woman appealing conviction, sentence
A man who molested a woman in her bed following a student party continues to battle to avoid a conviction.
Drug-traffickers get home detention
Drug-traffickers get home detention
Two women responsible for large-scale drug trafficking in Central Otago have dodged jail sentences.
No jail for women who trafficked drugs
No jail for women who trafficked drugs
One of the women sentenced over a large-scale drug trafficking operation will serve the first part of her sentence at a Christchurch rehabilitation programme.
Flasher was on run after spree
Flasher was on run after spree
Vaughan Neil Miller ruined more than just Christmas.
No jail for Central Otago women who trafficked drugs
No jail for Central Otago women who trafficked drugs
Two women responsible for large-scale drug trafficking in Central Otago have dodged a jail sentence.
Driver recorded five times alcohol limit in loaned vehicle
Driver recorded five times alcohol limit in loaned vehicle
A woman who took a panelbeater’s loan car for a spin after a massive drinking binge was found by police asleep at the wheel of the car which had one of the tyres blown out.
Flasher was on run after spree
Flasher was on run after spree
Vaughan Neil Miller ruined more than just Christmas.
Otago University Press features in book award list
Otago University Press features in book award list
It is going to be a nail-biting couple of months for the country’s top authors.
Bid to keep name secret after doctor-patient affair
Bid to keep name secret after doctor-patient affair
A Dunedin doctor who had an affair with a younger patient is fighting to keep his name secret.