Drink-driver loses appeal, will be deported after jail
A Queenstown man who abandoned his severely-injured girlfriend following an alcohol-fuelled car wreck has had his appeal knocked back.
Rob Kidd
Meth use on parole puts murderer back in jail
Meth use on parole puts murderer back in jail
A convicted murderer is back behind bars after using methamphetamine while on parole.
Brother cleared after appeal
Brother cleared after appeal
Many who appeal their convictions believe in their innocence, but James David Wicks had a stronger case than most.
18 months added to man’s sentence
18 months added to man’s sentence
A career burglar with nearly 100 convictions to his name has been jailed for 18 months for two pharmacy break-ins.
Imprisonment for series of ‘foolish’ crimes
Imprisonment for series of ‘foolish’ crimes
A man who brought ammunition to court showed ‘‘foolishness in the extreme’’, his lawyer says.
Stalker terrorised teen in her home
Stalker terrorised teen in her home
It started when he saw her photo online.
French drug offender avoids jail sentence
French drug offender avoids jail sentence
A Frenchman who was found in Queenstown with nearly $50,000 of cannabis and a haul of drug paraphernalia has dodged a prison term.
No jail for Frenchman caught with drugs in Q'town
No jail for Frenchman caught with drugs in Q'town
A Frenchman who was found in Queenstown with nearly $50,000 of cannabis and a haul of drug paraphernalia has dodged a prison term.
Man remanded over weekend manhunt
Man remanded over weekend manhunt
A man who allegedly aimed a firearm at police and stole a patrol car appeared in court yesterday and will remain behind bars.
Jailed for violence against partner
Jailed for violence against partner
A Dunedin man who poured a boiling drink over his then-partner grew up surrounded by violence, a court has heard.
Convicted serial burglar refused parole
Convicted serial burglar refused parole
A man who committed a string of burglaries in some of Dunedin's most upmarket suburbs has been refused parole.
‘Disgusted’ earplugs worn
‘Disgusted’ earplugs worn
The family of a murdered Dunedin teen are "disgusted" her killer was able to wear earplugs through his sentencing, thanks to a Corrections bungle.
Clampdown on sex offender after breach
Clampdown on sex offender after breach
A sex offender who had a secret online conversation with a 15-year-old while banned from contacting children will be scrutinised for the next 18 months.
'Appalling': Boozy rampage ends with police stand-off
'Appalling': Boozy rampage ends with police stand-off
A violent rampage which ended in a stand-off with police as a Clutha man tried to set a car on fire has resulted in his being jailed for nearly two and a-half years.
Forgotten punch left victim with facial scar
Forgotten punch left victim with facial scar
A Dunedin chef who punched a man on an inter-city bus to Christchurch does not remember the blow he inflicted.
Molester attempted to blame young victim
Molester attempted to blame young victim
When Grant Ronald Price was confronted by police after four years of sexually abusing a young girl he said she should take some of the blame.
Punched partner and cut up her clothing
Punched partner and cut up her clothing
An Australian deportee punched his partner unconscious, cut up her clothes and spat in her face, a court has heard.
More drink-drivers dodging conviction
More drink-drivers dodging conviction
For Otago drink-drivers, a conviction used to be inevitable. Recently, however, things have changed. Court reporter Rob Kidd investigates.
Court told of mother’s pain
Court told of mother’s pain
The mother of a teenage girl stabbed to death by a Dunedin doctor was not there to see justice served but she could not be silenced.
Amber-Rose's killer sentenced to at least 19 years
Amber-Rose's killer Venod Skantha sentenced to at least 19 years
A Dunedin doctor who stabbed a teenage girl to death in an "efficient and clinical way" has been jailed for at least 19 years.