Rob Kidd

Two more gang associates have pleaded guilty over a drunken street fight in central Dunedin that left a man with facial injuries.

A former Dunedin social worker jailed for 13 years for historic sexual abuse against eight girls in his care has failed in an appeal bid.

Two more gang associates have admitted their involvement in a drunken street fight in Dunedin's CBD which left a man with serious injuries.

When Phillip Burns was confronted about accessing child pornography by Department of Internal Affairs officials, he was unrepentant.

A Dunedin man accused of sexually abusing a girl for nearly four years has been found guilty of 14 charges and faces a long stint behind bars.

A South Otago multiple sclerosis sufferer has been jailed for nearly two and a-half years after self-medicating with cannabis and also selling the drug to his mates.

Getting too drunk at the work Christmas party is inadvisable; beating your boss unconscious, more so.

When Phillip Burns was confronted by Department of Internal Affairs officials about accessing child pornography, he was unrepentant.

In less than a month, a Dunedin man racked up a bill of more than $4000 by bouncing cheques.

A Mosgiel man who used a slug gun to shoot someone who owed him money has been jailed for more than two years.

A shearer who got drunk after work and tried to smash down the door to his own house to see his daughter was pepper-sprayed by police, a court has heard.

The lawyer of a man accused of raping an underage girl repeatedly over a four-year period says the girl’s allegations do not stack up.

Like John Key, a Dunedin bouncer has avoided conviction for pulling a woman’s ponytail.

Otago authors and publishers have made a strong showing in the national book award long-lists  announced this week.

A Dunedin businesswoman who gambled away more than $200,000 meant for the IRD has been stripped of her licence.

Two gang associates have admitted their involvement in a drunken street brawl in central Dunedin that left a man with serious injuries.

A notorious fraudster who sexually assaulted a boy and then wiped his own cellphone to restrict the police's access to evidence has been jailed for a year.

A Dunedin man who doused his pregnant partner in toilet water has been ordered to attend counselling.

A man who sexually assaulted a boy and then wiped his cell phone to restrict the police's access to evidence has been jailed for a year.

Two gang associates have admitted their involvement in a drunken street brawl in Dunedin's CBD which left a man with serious injuries.