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.
Felicity Dear
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.
Counsellor secretly filmed young girl and offered drugs
Counsellor secretly filmed young girl and offered drugs
A Dunedin man who set up a camera in a bathroom to discreetly record a young girl claimed he left it there by accident.
Learner driver sentenced over crash that killed friend
Learner driver sentenced over crash that killed friend
A learner driver collided with a milk tanker in a crash that killed his friend moments after passengers yelled at him to stop, a court has heard.
No jail for abuse of girl
No jail for abuse of girl
A man who sexually abused a girl over a four-year period has avoided a sentence of imprisonment.
'Boy' actor admits dealing drugs in Dunedin
'Boy' actor admits dealing drugs in Dunedin
A child actor in one of New Zealand’s most iconic films was caught drug dealing in Dunedin, "to put food on the table".
Sentence cut for ‘extremely violent’ man
Sentence cut for ‘extremely violent’ man
An "extremely violent" hammer-wielding Southland man who attacked his partner for 15 minutes has had his prison sentence reduced.
Supervision for recidivist
Supervision for recidivist
A recidivist Oamaru offender has been caught targeting vehicles on a recent crime spree.
McCarthy to quit selling alcohol following latest prosecution
McCarthy to quit selling alcohol following latest prosecution
An under-fire Dunedin liquor store owner is quitting her four premises and will never get a licence to sell alcohol again, her lawyer says.
Vehicles targeted in crime spree
Vehicles targeted in crime spree
A recidivist offender who went on a crime spree in a stolen Christchurch ute has appeared in court.
'High risk': Sex offender loses bid for freedom
'High risk': Sex offender loses bid for freedom
A Dunedin man who poses "a high risk of violent reoffending" will remain behind bars.
Man claimed Isis membership
Man claimed Isis membership
A man claiming to be an Isis member threatened government employees because he wanted to be deported, a court has heard.
Vehicles targeted in crime spree
Vehicles targeted in crime spree
A recidivist Oamaru offender has been caught targeting vehicles in a crime spree.
Early release for 'troubling' domestic abuser
Early release for domestic abuser with 'troubling history of violence'
A Dunedin man who kicked a woman so hard she was unable to urinate for two days has been released from prison.
Lack of staff cited in death of inmate
Lack of staff cited in death of inmate
Having more staff at Otago’s prison could have prevented a fight which led to the death of an inmate, a coroner has found.
Man jailed after home ransacked
Man jailed after home ransacked
A couple arrived home from holiday to find a concrete statue had been thrown through their glass door, their pot plants on the roof and jewellery in the garden.
Woman sentenced after pleading guilty to aggravated robbery
Woman sentenced after pleading guilty to aggravated robbery
A judge told a Gore woman it was "fortunate" she was involved in a drug-deal gone wrong.
Woman drove because she was ‘too drunk to walk’
Woman drove because she was ‘too drunk to walk’
A woman who downed two litres of wine got behind the wheel because she was "too drunk to walk".
How the death of Polly Riddell could have been avoided
How the death of Polly Riddell could have been avoided
A coroner has found an Otago woman may have survived if she had received medical attention earlier.