Rob Kidd

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.

A notorious Dunedin stalker, who has previously been jailed for her obsessive behaviour, is back behind bars.

A Dunedin scientist has admitted counterfeiting prescriptions to fuel his painkiller addiction.

A Balclutha man who broke into three homes in one night in a search for alcohol has been jailed for more than two years.

A Dunedin man who was jailed for 18 years for sexually abusing his two stepdaughters has failed on appeal after claiming a ``miscarriage of justice''.

A woman who had an affair with a Dunedin businessman and was later accused of harassing his wife has had her conviction set aside on a "technicality".

A man who allegedly robbed a liquor store then threw bottles at a pursuing police officer faces two serious charges.