New trial date for alleged murderer
New trial date for Invercargill murder-accused
A new trial date has been set for an alleged murderer after the original trial was abandoned.
Felicity Dear
Not guilty plea over Arrowtown butcher's death
Not guilty plea over Arrowtown butcher's death
A Mt Pisa man has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter after a car crash near Arrowtown that killed Royalburn Station's head butcher.
Dairy farmer may appeal exploitation fine
Dairy farmer may appeal exploitation fine
A Southland imam who exploited his dairy farm workers says the $215,000 penalty he has to pay is an affront to his "moral code".
Woman jailed for assaulting partner
Woman jailed for assaulting partner
A woman has been sent to prison after she stomped on her partner’s head and threatened her with a paint scraper, a court has heard.
Invercargill artist abused client while giving tattoo
Invercargill artist abused client while giving tattoo
A self-employed tattoo artist sexually violated a client while he was tattooing her, a court has heard.
Woman jailed after drug deal became carjacking
Woman jailed after drug deal became carjacking
A woman has been sent to prison after a drug deal turned into a carjacking, a court has heard.
Woman stashed $66k of meth in a bush
Woman stashed $66k of meth in a bush
An Invercargill woman has avoided imprisonment after she hid $66,000 of methamphetamine in a bush.
Jailed after drug deal became carjacking
Jailed after drug deal became carjacking
A woman has been sent to prison after a drug deal turned into a carjacking, a court has heard.
Artist abused client while giving tattoo
Invercargill artist sexually abused client while giving tattoo
A self-employed tattoo artist sexually violated a client while he was tattooing her, a court has heard.
Jailed after drug deal became carjacking
Jailed after drug deal became carjacking
A woman has been sent to prison after a drug deal turned into a carjacking, a court has heard.
Shot narrowly missed car occupants
Shot narrowly missed car occupants
A man fired a shot through a car window, narrowly missing the occupants and resulting in armed police being flown by helicopter into Southland, a court has heard.
Drunk bus driver crashed van
Drunk bus driver crashed van
A drunk bus driver was on her way to pick up passengers when she crashed a van into a mound, a court has heard.
Dream immigration story tarnished
Dream immigration story tarnished
As a Harley-Davidson-riding imam, Reza Abdul-Jabbar is not your typical dairy-farm owner.
Daughter shot with paintball gun after refusing to tidy room
Daughter shot with paintball gun after refusing to tidy room
A man shot his daughter with a paintball gun because she would not tidy her room, a court has heard.
Man shot daughter with paintball gun over refusal to tidy room
Man shot daughter with paintball gun over refusal to tidy room
A man shot his daughter with a paintball gun because she would not tidy her room, a court has heard.
Man felt terrible for running over teenagers, court told
Man felt terrible for running over teenagers, court told
A Gore man ran over two teenage girls in an area where the public cannot drive, a court has heard.
Home detention for suspended driving
Home detention for suspended driving
A Gore man has been sentenced to home detention after his 15th conviction for suspended driving.
Drunk bus driver crashed van
Drunk bus driver crashed van
A drunk bus driver was on her way to pick up passengers when she crashed a van into a mound, a court has heard.
Scammer pleads guilty to ‘heartbreaking’, ‘serious’ thefts
Scammer pleads guilty to ‘heartbreaking’, ‘serious’ thefts
A Facebook Marketplace scammer ripped off numerous people including a 14-year-old who had saved up to buy a phone.
‘Invented’ records behind downfall
‘Invented’ records behind downfall
Reza Abdul-Jabbar lived the epitome of the New Zealand dream. Felicity Dear and Rob Kidd report on how he took advantage of his countrymen who pursued that same dream.