Prisoner 'alive by a divine miracle'
A former Otago prisoner has admitted slitting the throat of a fellow inmate, using a razor blade fused to a piece of plastic.
Rob Kidd
Canine love triangle has its culmination in court
Canine love triangle has its culmination in court
Everyone loves Chucky - but that's the problem.
Man intentionally caused pregnant partner to crash
Fine after man intentionally caused pregnant partner to crash
A trainee barber who intentionally caused his pregnant partner to crash her car will shoulder a bill of more than $8500, a court has heard.
Jailed man's criminal history 'shocking'
Jailed man's criminal history 'shocking'
A recidivist criminal with 18 burglaries to his name is back behind bars.
Man found not guilty of disfiguring partner
Man found not guilty of disfiguring partner
A Clinton man has been found not guilty of punching his partner's teeth out.
Former boxer attacked strangers
Former boxer attacked strangers
A Waikouaiti man - and former boxer - attacked two strangers over the course of four days, a court has heard.
Otago Uni Press: Award 'tremendously exciting'
Award 'tremendously exciting'
When Otago University Press publishers heard a book was being written about a couple of ground-breaking Kiwi TV chefs, they had to have it.
Man says woman lost teeth biting him
Man says woman lost teeth biting him
A man accused of punching three of his partner's teeth out says they actually came out because the woman bit him.
Parole Board 'struggles' with man's claim
Parole Board 'struggles' with man's claim
A machete-wielding man who almost severed his victim's hand claims he did not mean to hurt anybody.
Reckless driver out on parole
Reckless driver out on parole
A man who left his friend for dead after a Dunedin car crash has been released on parole with a year remaining on his sentence.
Privilege to hear from best writers in business
Privilege to hear from two of the best writers in the business
REVIEW: The two literary stars of this year's Dunedin Writers & Readers festival justified their top billing at Saturday night's main event.
Quality contenders: NZ book award finalists
Quality contenders: NZ book award finalists
Books editor Rob Kidd has read the 10 finalists in the fiction category of this year’s Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. He casts his eye over one of the strongest fields in years.
Names suppressed in fake bomb case
Names suppressed in fake bomb case
A man who allegedly left a fake bomb at Dunedin Airport just days after the Christchurch terror attack will keep his identity under wraps for at least a month.
Teenager denies attempted murder; hopes for bail
Teenager denies attempted murder; hopes for bail
A teenage girl has denied the attempted murder of a Dunedin police officer.
Sentence passed at second go
Sentence passed at second go
A man who threatened to stab a dog then turned up to court drunk has dodged a jail sentence.
Defendant drank before court hearing
Defendant drank before court hearing
A man who drunkenly threatened to stab a dog admitted having "a couple of beers" before coming to court yesterday.
Suspended lawyer retracts remarks on NZ Law Society
Suspended lawyer retracts remarks on NZ Law Society
A Dunedin lawyer banned from practising for a year has backtracked on a scathing assessment of the New Zealand Law Society.
Burglar disputes cost of urine clean-up
Burglar disputes cost of urine clean-up
A burglary victim who says the intruder urinated on her carpet will have to shoulder the cost of the clean-up after a police botch.
Up-skirt filmer under supervision
Up-skirt filmer under supervision
The victim of a repeat up-skirt filmer says she is ''absolutely disgusted'' by the man's actions.
Up-skirt filming continued after arrest, bail
Up-skirt filming continued after arrest, bail
A Dunedin man who was arrested for secretly filming up women’s skirts got bail – then continued his covert camera work.