Rob Kidd

A woman has appeared in court and been granted bail after allegedly threatening to kill a Work and Income staff member in Dunedin.

A Lumsden man is calling for a government crackdown on tourist-driver regulations after a Japanese doctor fell asleep at the wheel and hit him head on.

A Japanese doctor who caused a Boxing Day crash in the Lindis Pass which injured four people has been ordered to pay the victims $15,000.

A Dunedin-based lawyer who was convicted over his poor driving for the second time in two years says he will appeal the court's decision.

A man accused of murdering a Dunedin couple and setting fire to their house will have his identity kept under wraps for at least another three weeks.

The Dunedin health professional accused of murdering a 16-year-old girl will plead not guilty when he next appears in court.

Nine months before Scott David Millar killed his friend in a drunken crash in Alexandra, he nearly killed himself in an almost identical incident.

A man accused of burning down a South Dunedin house after murdering two people inside has retained name suppression

A Central Otago man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter following the death of a 19-year-old man in a car crash in Alexandra last year.

The Dunedin health professional accused of murdering a 16-year-old girl has also been charged with four counts of threatening to kill.

A 75-year-old man who ``spent his whole life being a role model in his community'' has dodged a conviction for repeatedly touching a Dunedin student.

A man who plied a boy with drugs and alcohol and sexually abused him has finally admitted his offending.

A Dunedin man lured his sister home by claiming he had smeared dog faeces on her bed, so he could confront her with a sledgehammer, a court has heard.

When a Dunedin man punched his partner while she was in the toilet, it was the final straw.

When Dylan Grant Woodley heard of his mate’s feud with an ex-girlfriend he decided to make her car "go boom".

A father of three who brawled with police after a lengthy drinking binge has received a novel warning about any repeat performance.

A Balclutha incident in which a man tried to shoot at police with a stolen firearm has been highlighted by the Police Association in pushing for more rigorous gun control.

A Dunedin model is set to avoid conviction for hitting a man over the head with a wine bottle, so she can pursue her career.

A Dunedin stalker has been jailed for the fifth time after sending a man nearly 200 text messages within two days.