Felicity Dear

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.

A man who punched someone in the face, breaking their dentures and fracturing their eye socket, claimed he thought the victim was a gang member.

A drunken argument in a car led to a man threatening to kill his partner and attempting to drive off a bridge, a court has heard.

An Otago trucking company has been found guilty of two charges relating to the death of a worker in Bluff more than five years ago.

A 75-year-old man who sexually violated two young girls has been sent to prison for more than six years.

An Otago trucking company has been found guilty of two charges relating to the death of a worker in Bluff more than five years ago.

A man set fire to two cars in "an act of madness" because he believed he had been lied to, a court has heard.

A Wānaka man who admitted sexually violating a woman in his bed cannot be named after a last-minute application.

A former Invercargill mayoral candidate "went bonkers" when she was denied her own radio show, her victim says.

A man reported imaginary incidents to emergency services, abused the call-takers and rammed into a police car three times, a court has heard.

A man who circulated 88 child-exploitation publications says he does not have a sexual interest in children.

A man who was caught drink-driving for the fifth time accused the police of racism, a court heard.