Rob Kidd

A Dunedin man who raped a woman in her home and threatened to continue the abuse every day afterwards has been jailed for more than eight years.

A child abuser who repeatedly lied to authorities so he could live with his girlfriend and her daughter says he is happy to be behind bars.

A man who crushed a skateboarder after doing burnouts in his mother’s car began drinking vodka while emergency services rushed to the scene, a court has heard.

A daylight burglary and botched getaway in central Dunedin unfolded like a scene from a video game, a witness says.

A cannabis grower busted with a $50,000 crop and a sawn-off shotgun will remain behind bars.

A 22-year-old with a history of violence who bottled a man outside his Cromwell home has been sentenced to seven months’ home detention.

A man who tried to slash his way into an occupied bathroom with a knife has been urged by a judge to "lay off the turps".

A North Otago man subjected his partner to a prolonged beating then told her she deserved to be raped, a court has heard.

A man charged with the manslaughter of an ex-judge’s daughter cried in the dock when he heard his name would not be suppressed.

A woman has pleaded not guilty to “disposing of evidence” to cover for an alleged murderer following a Dunedin homicide.

A former teacher turned meth dealer hit "rock bottom" when she was found with a cut-down rifle, her lawyer says.

A drug-dealing granny who sold meth while on home detention has been locked up for three and a-half years.

A teenage driver who says he fell asleep at the wheel has admitted responsibility for a double-fatal crash in Waihola.

A teenage driver who says he fell asleep at the wheel has admitted responsibility for a double-fatal crash in Waihola, South of Dunedin, earlier this year.

A teenage driver who says he fell asleep at the wheel has admitted responsibility for a double-fatal crash in Waihola earlier this year.