Rob Kidd

The case of a Dunedin rapist who died behind bars has prompted a change in protocol for terminally ill prisoners seeking compassionate release.

After stealing all her ailing grandmother’s money, an Alexandra woman waited until after her victim had died before she admitted the theft.

A car thief who hit six other vehicles and injured a police dog, just to get to Oamaru, has been locked up for 20 months.

A man who went berserk on his birthday, and in his birthday suit, has had an 11th-hour reprieve.

A repeat cat abuser has been banned from ownership for nine months — ‘‘a disgrace’’ according to one feline advocate.

A woman responsible for a couple of armed hold-ups of Dunedin dairies will be released on parole this month.

A Dunedin man who used a secret sex tape to coerce a Tinder match into several hours of depravity has been jailed for six years.

A Dunedin businessman who spent six years defrauding Customs says it was the “stupidest thing he’s ever done in his life”.

A Dunedin businessman who spent six years defrauding Customs says it was the "stupidest thing he’s ever done in his life".

A Dunedin man who used a secret sex tape to coerce a Tinder match into several hours of depravity has been jailed for six years.

A Dunedin firefighter lied about being married and blackmailed another woman using the topless photos she had sent him, a court has heard.

A drunken play-fight at a Dunedin party led to a violent rampage in which a man assaulted five of his friends, a court has heard.

Jaydon Tackney crammed a lot into 21 years but his death has left his family wondering what more he could have achieved.

An Auckland holiday-maker who spat on a Dunedin sex worker claimed it was because he had "a build-up of saliva", a court has heard.

Their relationship only lasted 10 weeks but when it broke down, a Dunedin man sent his ex 100 messages in a day.

Annah Mac has spent five years creating harmony in the region’s prisons.

The author behind what is shaping up to be the country’s most controversial book of the year is heading to Dunedin to discuss it.

A deportee who strangled his girlfriend three times in the space of an hour could have been “seconds away from killing her”, a judge says.