Felicity Dear

A prominent Otago man hugged his supporters after being cleared of sexual assault charges this afternoon.

A prominent Otago man was "a grandfatherly figure" to a teenage boy he allegedly sexually abused, the complainant’s mother says.

An intercepted phone call captured a prominent Otago man apologising for alleged sexual abuse but claiming the teenager had encouraged it.

A prominent Otago man is on trial facing charges of indecency relating to a boy he met in his role working with youth.

At the end of a gruelling three-week trial, a prominent sportsman was found not guilty of serious child abuse allegations after maintaining his innocence for two years. 

A Dunedin man has admitted drunkenly causing a crash, leaving his passenger with six broken ribs and a spinal fracture.

A Dunedin man’s stalking behaviour forced his victim out of her home and caused her to give up "what felt like everything" for her own safety, a court has heard.

A problem-plagued Dunedin bottle store owner is struggling to renew liquor licences because of her previous bad behaviour.

An intoxicated and "incoherent" Dunedin woman has admitted causing a car crash with a 1-year old in the back seat.

A medical professional says a baby’s rib fractures could have been caused at birth, rather than at the hands of a prominent sportsman.

A care worker who exposed himself near a Dunedin children’s playground will keep his job after his identity was permanently suppressed.

A medical expert is "certain" an infant’s fractured ribs were caused during birth, not by violence at the hands of a prominent sportsman.

A representative rugby player breached home detention to play in an Otago club final wearing his ankle bracelet tucked under his sock.

Thirteen, unlucky for some, but not for Douglas Te Amo.

A Dunedin man has been jailed after smashing windows with a shopping trolley and punching a bus driver in the face.