Rob Kidd

A Dunedin truck driver had to be stabilised in the dock by security staff when he was acquitted of sex charges yesterday.

A Dunedin mother of three who assisted in the armed robbery of a hotel will care for two children behind bars, a court has heard.

When Joshua Karl Smith slunk into the Law Courts Hotel three days before Christmas last year, he knew what he was doing.

Tearful families spat insults at each other as a Dunedin builder was jailed for nearly 15 years for the prolonged sexual abuse of his stepdaughter.

A teenager has described the moment a girl woke him up saying a man had just attempted to rape her.

A juror in a Dunedin sex trial has been dismissed from his role after he fell asleep at least twice while listening to evidence.

A Dunedin man allegedly plied a teenage girl he had just met with alcohol before raping her as she slept, it is alleged.

After a night of quarrelling with her partner a Dunedin woman bit back - literally.

After drinking too much at a workmate’s funeral, a Kaitangata man went home and kicked up a stink.

A Dunedin doctor accused of the murder of a Dunedin teen has been denied electronically-monitored bail for the second time.

A man who sparked an armed-offenders callout and used a child as a human shield has been released on parole, for the second time.

When a drunk neighbour came over and started touching his sleeping mother, a 5-year-old boy ran downstairs and grabbed a knife.

A woman who went on a cider-fuelled spit-fest at a Dunedin police station has been ordered to undertake counselling.

An Australian tourist has vowed never to return to New Zealand after her car was rammed by a drunk driver who then ran her over.

A Dunedin teen barricaded himself in his room for several hours with the threat of prison looming, a court has heard.

An American family's holiday to visit their daughter studying in Otago went ''terribly wrong'', a court has heard.

A Dunedin man who terrorised the foreign students living with him with violence and racist abuse has been jailed for 17 months.

A senior Dunedin police officer slammed by a judge over his ''casual approach'' has been told by the police watchdog his conduct did not meet good practice.

A senior Dunedin police officer slammed by a judge over his “casual approach” has been told by the police watchdog his conduct did not meet good practice.

A man who tried to eat his methamphetamine stash while police searched him has been ordered to attend treatment to address his dependency issues.