Drink-driver threatened Highway Cops cameraman
It took a Waihola handyman 49 years to get his first conviction; his second was prompted just minutes after the first offence, driven by a desperation to avoid publicity.
Rob Kidd
Taggers given work sentences
Taggers given work sentences
A Christchurch man who came to Dunedin and tagged three buildings has objected to doing community work, because he is ''a very busy person with work''.
Pair inside longer after vicious assault
Pair inside longer after vicious assault
Two men who attacked a fellow inmate in the recreation yard have been sentenced to further jail time.
Planning of burglaries overstated; jail time cut
Planning of burglaries overstated; jail time cut
A Dunedin recidivist burglar has had his jail term reduced after the sentencing judge overstated the amount of planning that went into his crime spree.
Teen who wrote off car was unsupervised learner
Teen who wrote off car was unsupervised learner
A teenager who totalled her car after speeding through a residential Dunedin street "understands how lucky she is" to have walked away almost unscathed, a court has heard.
Royal wedding clash led to man beating wife
Clash over Royal wedding led to man beating wife with lamp cord
A family clash over viewing the Royal wedding led to a man beating his wife with a lamp cord.
Prison writing prize presented
Prison writing prize presented
The winner of the Otago Daily Times' prison writing competition choked back tears as he was presented with his prize yesterday.
Spurned boyfriend made attack on ex
Spurned boyfriend made attack on ex
A Dunedin man went after his ex-boyfriend with a broken bottle after finding him with a new partner, a court has heard.
Teen threatens to kill mother with crossbow
Teen threatens to kill mother with crossbow
A Milton teen who repeatedly spoke about murdering his mother with a firearm or crossbow will spend time behind bars because he has nowhere else to live.
Man stalks ex, urinates on new lover's car
Man stalks ex, urinates on new lover's car
A Dunedin man who stalked his ex-girlfriend and urinated on her new lover's car has been sentenced to home detention.
Inmate called victim on prison phone
Inmate repeatedly called victim on prison phone
An oversight by Corrections allowed an inmate to use a prison phone to illegally contact his victim more than 1000 times.
Justice system needs to change: Chief judge
Justice system needs to change: Chief judge
The Chief District Court Judge has called for an overhaul of the justice system, to avoid perpetuating the cycle of disadvantage, particularly for Maori.
A life lived out on the margins
A life lived out on the margins
When a 21-year-old man robbed a liquor store then stabbed a police officer who tried to arrest him, it was a new low point of a life lived in society’s margins.
High praise for prison writing prize winners
High praise for prison writing prize winners
The winner of the Otago Daily Times’ inaugural prison writing competition can finally be revealed in all its melancholic maritime majesty.
Offender keyed swastikas into woman's car
Offender keyed swastikas into woman's car
A man who scratched swastikas on a woman's car has been before the court every year of his adult life, a court heard.
Gang kingpin jailed for robbery, intimidation
Gang kingpin jailed for robbery, intimidation
A veteran Dunedin gang kingpin got an unwelcome birthday present last week - a 15-month prison term.
Man jailed for sexual remarks to 8-yr-old girl
Man jailed for sexual remarks to 8-yr-old girl
When Robin Abraham needed a place to live, his friends agreed to put him up, but he repaid them by making "vile'' sexual comments to their 8-year-old daughter.
Six years' jail for raping ex-partner
Six years' jail for raping ex-partner
A Central Otago shearer who raped his ex-partner while making their children wait in the car outside has been jailed for six years.
Jail scribes’ entries in
Jail scribes’ entries in
The entries are in and incarcerated southern scribes face a nervous wait.
Straight-talking judge retiring from Dunedin District Court
Straight-talking judge retiring from Dunedin District Court
Dunedin criminals might be breathing a temporary sigh of relief — Judge Kevin Phillips is doing his final stretch.