Rob Kidd

An Australian cruise ship passenger accused of sexually assaulting a woman on a vessel bound for Dunedin has denied the allegation and been allowed to return home to await trial.

For most fathers, getting a pair of socks might constitute a mediocre Father's Day.

A 21-year-old man charged with robbery made a frenzied bomb threat in court yesterday - and everything carried on as normal.

Police have challenged the way judges fine drink-drivers as the first offenders of the year appeared in court yesterday.

An Australian cruise ship passenger accused of sexually assaulting a woman on a vessel bound for Dunedin will remain in New Zealand for now.

A cruise ship passenger accused of sexually violating a woman aboard a vessel bound for Dunedin has been granted bail.

When Paul Gorman came to Dunedin to discuss his book about the Christchurch earthquakes, he was not planning on writing another chapter.

Changes to the police manual and auditing systems have been recommended following an internal review after an Invercargill police officer murdered his wife.

A 70-year-old convicted murderer who was locked up again after becoming embroiled in an international fraud scam is losing hope, her family says.

A Dunedin man who pointed a replica pistol at a teenage girl’s head and threatened to rape her has been jailed for more than five years.

A Central Otago businessman who sexually abused his stepdaughter and three of her friends had previous convictions for sex offences, it can now be revealed.

An 85-year-old Dunedin man jailed for eight years for sexually abusing six girls continues to deny his guilt.

An 85-year-old Dunedin man who sexually abused six girls over two decades has been jailed for eight years.

A Dunedin teen who viewed graphic child sex-abuse material online was exhibiting ''youthful curiosity'', his counsel says.