Ex-museum educator named as sex abuser
Former museum science educator named as sex abuser
A prominent former Dunedin science educator who sexually abused a boy over nearly three years can now be named.
Felicity Dear
Repeat child sex offender jailed
Repeat child sex offender jailed
A repeat sex offender groped a 13-year-old shortly after serving prison time for four similar crimes against another girl.
Pair jailed for 'extreme and disturbing' child sex crimes
Pair jailed for 'extreme and disturbing' child sex crimes
A pair of men have been jailed after appearing in Invercargill court for sharing objectionable publications and taking explicit photos of a young boy.
Consent for controversial luxury lodges
Consent for controversial luxury lodges
Controversial luxury lodges near Queenstown are a step closer to reality after an Environment Court decision.
Controversial luxury lodges step closer
Controversial luxury lodges step closer
Controversial luxury lodges in Bob’s Cove are a step closer to reality after an Environment Court decision.
International ring linked to Otago student’s death
International ring linked to Otago student’s death
An international suicide ring run by "the merchant of death" has been linked to the death of an Otago University student and three other New Zealanders.
Man jailed for setting flat fire
Man jailed for setting flat fire
Eight days after a Dunedin man was released from prison, he set fire to a student flat while a tenant was inside.
Man 'bored' with sex life abused his daughters
Man 'bored' with sex life abused his daughters
A man who targeted his daughters because he was bored with his sex life has been sentenced to less than two years in prison.
Dairy worker unfairly fired
Dairy worker unfairly fired
A Southland dairy farmer was made redundant but a week later her employer was advertising a similar job.
Man attacked parking warden, tore off body camera in rage
Man attacked parking warden, tore off body camera in rage
A short-tempered Dunedin man attacked a parking warden and ripped off his body camera in a fit of rage over a ticket.
Man stole thousands of dollars from disabled friend
Man stole thousands of dollars from disabled friend
A disabled man was ripped off by his friend, leaving him almost $8000 out of pocket.
Seventh drink-driving conviction for dog whisperer
Seventh drink-driving conviction for dog whisperer
A dog whisperer was on her way to Christchurch to train her dogs when she was caught drink-driving for the seventh time.
Man stole almost $8000 from disabled friend of 20 years
Man stole almost $8000 from disabled friend of 20 years
A disabled man was ripped off by his friend, leaving him almost $8000 out of pocket.
Dog whisperer sentenced over 7th drink-drive offence
Dog whisperer sentenced over 7th drink-drive offence
A Dunedin dog whisperer denied drinking before driving, but blew almost five times the legal limit.
'Be brave!': Southland nurse pressured to steal drugs
'Be brave!': Southland nurse pressured to steal drugs
An Invercargill man will not work in nursing again after coercing a colleague to steal a drug he called "mother’s helpers" from Southland Hospital.
Attack on partner ‘life-threatening’
Attack on partner ‘life-threatening’
A woman felt like her eyes and tongue would pop out of her face during a "life-threatening" attack.
Man smeared blood at police station after attacking partner
Man smeared blood at police station after attacking partner
A man was pepper-sprayed after he smeared faeces and blood around Dunedin’s Central police station.
No conviction for drink-driving academic
Drink-driving academic discharged without conviction
A highly regarded Otago University academic was caught drink-driving but has avoided a conviction.
Man sentenced for stealing cylinders
Man sentenced for stealing cylinders
A man stole six hot-water cylinders in a "cynical, prolonged attack" on an abandoned North Otago school.
Dunedin man abused girl 100 times
Dunedin man abused girl 100 times
A Dunedin man who sexually abused a girl about 100 times has avoided imprisonment.