Felicity Dear

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.

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.