Accused of ‘throat-slitting’ action
Accused of ‘throat-slitting’ action
A Southland man is accused of making a throat-slitting gesture at his former partner, a year after he assaulted her.
Ella Scott-Fleming
Woman bitten, pushed down stairs in tourist couple’s row
Woman bitten, pushed down stairs in tourist couple’s row
A tourist couple’s argument in Queenstown ended with a man biting his partner and pushing her down the stairs, a court has heard.
Would rather ‘die on a hill’ than apologise for dispute
Would rather ‘die on a hill’ than apologise for dispute
A woman who terrorised a couple over a van hire dispute says she would rather ‘‘die on a hill’’ than apologise.
Crime spree included hold-up with knife
Crime spree included hold-up with knife
A man whose crime spree included holding up a shopkeeper with a large knife has been sentenced to three and a-half years’ jail.
Continued drug-dealing brings more than two years’ jail
Continued drug-dealing brings more than two years’ jail
A drug dealer who continued selling while on bail and then home detention has been sentenced to more than two years in prison.
Man sets old friend-turned-foe’s car on fire
Man sets old friend-turned-foe’s car on fire
Allegations, gossip and bad blood between old friends ended in a car being set ablaze in the close-knit Otago Peninsula community.
Mail thief used fuel card found in envelope
Mail thief used fuel card found in envelope
A Dunedin mail thief has put her crimes down to a hectic personal life.
From George St graffiti to Wētā Workshop
From George St graffiti to Wētā Workshop
A Dunedin woman who graffitied a building will now be able to hone her artistic skills at an Oscar-winning film effects company.