Felicity Dear

A Queenstown man burgled two former employers and broke into a house to cook himself a meal, a court has heard.

A man says he is ready to turn his life around after considering prison his home for many years.

An 81-year-old Invercargill man has been found guilty by a jury on eight historical sex charges.

A woman who sold non-existent items online has been "scammed by the scammer", according to a judge.

A machete-wielding man threatened to cut his partner’s head in half and chop it into little pieces, a court has heard.

A man threatened to slit his elderly mother’s throat and was hiding weapons — including a hand grenade — in his bedroom.

An Invercargill man in his 80s is on trial this week for alleged historical sex crimes against a young girl.

A notorious Invercargill graffiti artist known as "Clap" may walk away from his court case without a conviction.

An Invercargill man in his 80s is on trial this week for alleged historical sex crimes against a young girl.

A drink-driver whose vehicle crashed into a house has avoided conviction after completing a specialist driver programme.

A man threatened to slit his elderly mother’s throat and was hiding weapons — including a hand grenade — in his bedroom.

After taking a boating club to court for felling native trees, the Southland District Council took the "unusual" stance of requesting no penalty be imposed.

A Southland man whose pet ducks were killed five years ago has appealed the decision to award costs against him "as a matter of principle".

A man stabbed his friend of more than 15 years because he believed he owed him money, a court has heard.

A man who ran over a teenager, leaving him fighting for his life, has avoided a conviction.