Rob Kidd

An octogenarian who was ripped off by her neighbour has had her faith in humanity restored thanks to an unexpected source.

A Dunedin man who broke into his ex-partner's home in the middle of the night because he "wanted cuddles'' punched her 15 times after she rejected his advances, a court has heard.

A recidivist drink-driver claimed he had turned over a new leaf - then stole a bottle of vodka during a drinking binge.

A Central Otago hospitality stalwart has failed to avoid conviction for punching his wife unconscious, but his identity will remain secret.

A Dunedin man who hacked off his partner’s hair with a pair of scissors, then broke her nose, has been jailed for 16 months.

After his seasonal job ended in Marlborough, Timothy Owen Norman Arbuckle-Hill came to Dunedin hoping for work.

A taxi ride from the Octagon to McDonalds would ordinarily set you back no more than $10, but the quick trip cost a Dunedin nurse $1500.

A Dunedin teen turned a $12 ticket into a bill for $7000 after she rammed a parking warden's scooter, a court has heard.

On a dreary, drizzly southern afternoon, imaginations exploded over prison fences.

A Palestinian student who took photos of a naked, drunk woman in her home will go home without a conviction to his name.

When Lawrence Andrew Couper's father died in 2014, he had no idea his son had spent the final years of his life secretly ripping him off.

A Dunedin philosophy student who shared bestiality images online and wrote about his desire to rape babies has been jailed for three years.

A man  who held his girlfriend in a car and ``rampaged'' his way round Dunedin will return to Auckland after coming south for a fresh start.

The panel tasked with unearthing the South’s literary talent behind bars can now be revealed.

A Dunedin artist made a perilous 20km drive with a bottle of vodka, stopped at a bar to order a beer then curled up on the ground in the foetal position.

A Balclutha woman found history repeating when she appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday.

A cannabis grower who had his car set alight in a bid for a $9500 insurance payout, got in with "the wrong crowd", a court has heard.

A man who drove around South Dunedin and randomly attacked two strangers in an hour has been jailed for 20 months.