Woman stole $10,000 from mother
Homeless daughter who stole $10k from mum spent it at casino
A woman stole $10,000 from her mother in what she called a "screw-you situation", a court has heard.
Felicity Dear
Woman stole $10,000 from mother
Woman stole $10,000 from mother
A Dunedin woman stole $10,000 from her mother in what she called a "screw-you situation", a court has heard.
Man pops pills while robbing pharmacy
Man pops pills while robbing pharmacy
An Oamaru man robbed a pharmacy with a knife and poured the stolen pills into his mouth as he left, a court has heard.
Man jailed for 19 months for assaulting partner
Man jailed for 19 months for assaulting partner
A designated sober driver at a wedding got drunk, beat up his partner and threw knives at her, a court has heard.
'Difficult to hear' daughter's death preventable
'Difficult to hear' daughter's party death preventable
Deaths similar to Sophia Crestani’s are inevitable if student drinking culture does not change, a student advocate says.
'Packed in like sardines': Coroner finds Crestani's death preventable
'Packed in like sardines': Coroner finds Crestani's death preventable
Sophia Crestani’s death at a Dunedin party was a preventable tragedy, a coroner says.
Benefit fraud on rise while prosecutions drop
Benefit fraud on rise while prosecutions drop
Benefit fraud is at a five-year high but the number of people being prosecuted is falling.
Dunedin paedophile's grooming 'very carefully crafted'
Dunedin paedophile's grooming 'very carefully crafted'
A shameless Dunedin paedophile claims he "takes any opportunity to protect and advocate for kids".
Man sent 12yo graphic messages
Man who sent penis photo to 12yo girl not registered as child sex offender
An Oamaru man who sent a photo of his penis to a 12-year-old via social media has told a court she "turned him on" but claims he is not attracted to children.
Oamaru man sent 12yo graphic messages
Oamaru man sent 12yo obscene photo and explicit messages
An Oamaru man who sent a photo of his penis to a 12-year-old and said she ‘‘turned him on’’ says he is not attracted to children.
'You can’t help yourself to other people’s stuff'
'You can’t help yourself to other people’s stuff': Woman emptied out friend's bank account
A South Island woman drained her friend’s bank account of almost $7000 after she was entrusted to help him, a court has heard.
Man jailed for threatening to kill ex-partner and breaching order
Man jailed for threatening to kill ex-partner and breaching order
A woman was "disgusted" after her former partner called her a "selfish cow" and threatened to send revenge porn to her friends.
Woman stole almost $7000 from friend
Woman stole almost $7000 from friend
A woman drained her friend’s bank account of nearly $7000 after she was entrusted to help him, a court has heard.
Otago supermarkets banned from selling booze
Otago supermarkets banned from selling booze
Nine Otago supermarkets have been temporarily banned from selling alcohol after advertising beer at an unlawful discount.
Police search turned up 3.65kg of cannabis
Police search turned up 3.65kg of cannabis
A wild sheep chase in Middlemarch led to a $50,000 police drug bust, a court has heard.
Drunk mum drove child from Chch to Dunedin
Drunk mum charged with ill-treating child after driving daughter from Chch to Dunedin
A 40-year-old woman who had been drinking in the afternoon before she drove her 11-year-old daughter from Christchurch to Dunedin has appeared in court.
Drunk mum drove child from Christchurch to Dunedin
Drunk mum drove child from Christchurch to Dunedin
A Dunedin woman, over four times the breath alcohol limit, drove her 11-year-old daughter from Christchurch to Dunedin before crashing into a boulder near her home.
Jeweller living in fear after man ransacked store
Jeweller living in fear after man ransacked store
A man with more than 40 burglary convictions ransacked a jewellery store, leaving the owner so worried he started sleeping overnight at his business.
‘Horrendous’ burglary left jeweller living in fear
‘Horrendous’ burglary left jeweller living in fear
A Dunedin man with more than 40 burglary convictions ransacked a jewellery store, leaving the owner so worried he started sleeping overnight at his business.
Man admits exposing himself on beach
Man admits exposing himself on beach
Two young girls saw a rail enthusiast exposing himself on a Dunedin beach, a court has heard.