Felicity Dear

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.

Benefit fraud is at a five-year high but the number of people being prosecuted is falling.

A shameless Dunedin paedophile claims he "takes any opportunity to protect and advocate for kids".

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.

A woman was "disgusted" after her former partner called her a "selfish cow" and threatened to send revenge porn to her friends.

A woman drained her friend’s bank account of nearly $7000 after she was entrusted to help him, a court has heard.

A wild sheep chase in Middlemarch led to a $50,000 police drug bust, a court has heard.

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.

A man with more than 40 burglary convictions ransacked a jewellery store, leaving the owner so worried he started sleeping overnight at his business.