Felicity Dear

'Be brave!': Southland nurse pressured to steal drugs

'Be brave!': Southland nurse pressured to steal drugs

An Invercargill man will not work in nursing again after coercing a colleague to steal a drug he called "mother’s helpers" from Southland Hospital.

Attack on partner ‘life-threatening’

A woman felt like her eyes and tongue would pop out of her face during a "life-threatening" attack.

Man smeared blood at police station after attacking partner

A man was pepper-sprayed after he smeared faeces and blood around Dunedin’s Central police station.

Man sentenced for stealing cylinders

A man stole six hot-water cylinders in a "cynical, prolonged attack" on an abandoned North Otago school.

Dunedin man abused girl 100 times

Dunedin man abused girl 100 times

A Dunedin man who sexually abused a girl about 100 times has avoided imprisonment.

Counsellor secretly filmed young girl and offered drugs

Counsellor secretly filmed young girl and offered drugs

A Dunedin man who set up a camera in a bathroom to discreetly record a young girl claimed he left it there by accident.

Learner driver sentenced over crash that killed friend

Invercargill District Court. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Learner driver sentenced over crash that killed friend

A learner driver collided with a milk tanker in a crash that killed his friend moments after passengers yelled at him to stop, a court has heard.

No jail for abuse of girl

A man who sexually abused a girl over a four-year period has avoided a sentence of imprisonment.

'Boy' actor admits dealing drugs in Dunedin

A child actor in one of New Zealand’s most iconic films was caught drug dealing in Dunedin, "to put food on the table".

Sentence cut for ‘extremely violent’ man

An "extremely violent" hammer-wielding Southland man who attacked his partner for 15 minutes has had his prison sentence reduced.

Supervision for recidivist

A recidivist Oamaru offender has been caught targeting vehicles on a recent crime spree.

McCarthy to quit selling alcohol following latest prosecution

McCarthy to quit selling alcohol following latest prosecution

An under-fire Dunedin liquor store owner is quitting her four premises and will never get a licence to sell alcohol again, her lawyer says.

Vehicles targeted in crime spree

Vehicles targeted in crime spree

A recidivist offender who went on a crime spree in a stolen Christchurch ute has appeared in court.

'High risk': Sex offender loses bid for freedom

Nyal Heke was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for rape and later had extra time added to his...

'High risk': Sex offender loses bid for freedom

A Dunedin man who poses "a high risk of violent reoffending" will remain behind bars.

Man claimed Isis membership

A man claiming to be an Isis member threatened government employees because he wanted to be deported, a court has heard.

Vehicles targeted in crime spree

A recidivist Oamaru offender has been caught targeting vehicles in a crime spree.

Early release for 'troubling' domestic abuser

Daniel Kelly will be released from prison in September 2025 at the latest. PHOTO: ROB KIDD

Early release for domestic abuser with 'troubling history of violence'

A Dunedin man who kicked a woman so hard she was unable to urinate for two days has been released from prison.

Lack of staff cited in death of inmate

The Otago Corrections Facility, where Grant Bowden was attacked, leaving him with a severe brain...

Lack of staff cited in death of inmate

Having more staff at Otago’s prison could have prevented a fight which led to the death of an inmate, a coroner has found.

Man jailed after home ransacked

A couple arrived home from holiday to find a concrete statue had been thrown through their glass door, their pot plants on the roof and jewellery in the garden.

Woman sentenced after pleading guilty to aggravated robbery

A judge told a Gore woman it was "fortunate" she was involved in a drug-deal gone wrong.

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