Felicity Dear

An Invercargill teenager was held at knifepoint, robbed and had her braces ripped off her teeth with pliers in a meth-fuelled attack.

A Southland dairy farmer has admitted breaching his environmental obligations just months after he was sentenced for ripping off his employees.

An Invercargill man who killed his baby daughter will remain behind bars at least until next year.

An Invercargill man who fatally pushed a 78-year-old after an argument over a courtesy coach has been acquitted of manslaughter.

An Invercargill man charged with manslaughter was shocked he pushed a 78-year-old to his death, a court has heard.

A row over a courtesy coach outside an Invercargill pub led to a 78-year-old man being pushed to his death, a jury has heard.

A national snooker champion who sexually abused a child for five years has been labelled "disgustingly toxic and evil" by the mother of the victim.

A national snooker champion who sexually abused a child for five years has been labelled "disgustingly toxic and evil" by the mother of the victim.

The government’s plan to clear the backlogged court system has been condemned by a legal expert as a "blunt tool".

A retired Dunedin firefighter who attended children’s events with restored vintage fire engines has been sentenced for indecent behaviour with a young girl.

An Otago man has become the first in New Zealand to be sentenced for manufacturing firearms after using a 3-D printer to make six weapons.

A sheep had to be put down after a Morven farmer allowed it to become entangled in scrap fencing wire.

A man who missed out on a full inheritance after his sister stole almost $1 million from their mother says it is "a slap in the face" she was not ordered to repay it.

A Dunedin woman stole $10,000 from her mother in what she called a "screw-you situation", a court has heard.

An Oamaru man robbed a pharmacy with a knife and poured the stolen pills into his mouth as he left, a court has heard.