Felicity Dear

The high-school sweetheart of a man stabbed to death on an Invercargill street says she will never have closure — even after his killer was jailed for life.

A Dunedin man with a violent criminal history threatened to shoot up the police station "just like Tarrant", a court has heard.

A Dunedin man caught with 11,000 child exploitation images has been released from prison but will be supervised while using the internet.

A prickly relationship between two former best-friends got even worse when one ripped out the other’s goatee, landing him in court.

A Mosgiel woman drunkenly drove on the wrong side of the motorway, causing a collision with an elderly couple.

Ruffled feathers at a Dunedin duck pond have led to one woman biting another, leaving her with a $200 bill.

A Dunedin man has become the first person in the city to be sentenced for displaying gang insignia, after he wore a Mongrel Mob vest at a pool.

A Dunedin man violently shook a school bus driver in an unprovoked "ethnically motivated" attack, leaving students on board rattled.

An Otago "firearms enthusiast" who was the first Kiwi to be sentenced for manufacturing firearms has failed in his bid for a reduced sentence.

A driver in school traffic hit a woman on her motorised wheelchair, leaving her with a broken toe, a court has heard.

A drunk Milton teenager crashed into an elderly couple’s property, destroying their front door and fence, a court has heard.

A Dunedin man tried to prostitute a teenaged boy in his school uniform and sexually assaulted two 4-year-olds, a court has heard.

A Dunedin man hit another man with a car in a "surprise attack", breaking his sternum and leaving him bedridden, a court has heard.

A Dunedin man was found hiding in the ceiling at his home after racking up his 20th disqualified driving charge, a court has heard.

A Mosgiel man who was pulled over after a boozy day at golf tried to drink more beer while being breath-tested.