New date set for murder trial
New date set for murder trial
A new trial date has been set for a murder accused after the original trial was abandoned.
Felicity Dear
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.
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.