Kannewischer found guilty of abusing girls
Kannewischer found guilty of abusing girls
An 85-year-old Dunedin man has been found guilty of sexually abusing six girls over the course of two decades.
Rob Kidd
Dunedin man found guilty of sexually abusing six girls
Dunedin man found guilty of sexually abusing six girls
A Dunedin 85-year-old has been found guilty of sexually abusing six girls over the course of two decades.
Teen made to pay for wheel theft
Teen made to pay for wheel theft
A Dunedin teen who stole wheels from a vehicle and was then filmed refitting them has had to pay the victim more than $1100.
Driving 'remarkably bad' - judge
Driving 'remarkably bad' - judge
A judge has been staggered by a Dunedin mechanic’s ‘‘remarkably’’ dangerous driving twice in the space of two weeks.
Accused exhibited ‘pattern of behaviour’
Accused exhibited ‘pattern of behaviour’
A Dunedin 85-year-old who allegedly abused six girls over the course of two decades exhibited "a pattern of behaviour", the Crown says.
Offending ‘mindless, unprovoked’
Offending ‘mindless, unprovoked’
After pointing a drunk man to a public toilet, a Good Samaritan was punched more than 10 times and decked twice in the aftermath.
Sex accused showed 'pattern of behaviour'
Sex accused showed pattern of behaviour: Crown
A Dunedin 85-year-old who allegedly abused six girls over the course of two decades exhibited “a pattern of behaviour”, the Crown says.
Budding pilot pays groping victim $10k
Budding pilot pays groping victim $10k
A prospective pilot who crept into a drunk woman's bed and molested her will keep his aviation goals alive by paying the victim $10,000.
Man arrested after high-speed chase named
Man arrested after high-speed chase named
A man accused of a South Otago aggravated robbery was allegedly found with more than 500 rounds of ammunition when detained by police.
Community work for 'old school' outburst
Community work sentence for assault, resisting
After throwing punches at police officers and being pepper-sprayed, a Dunedin man explained his outburst by saying he was "old school''.
'I would've lost everything'
Player narrowly escapes jail
A Dunedin rugby league player who narrowly avoided a prison term says he ''would've just gone backwards'' if he had gone to jail.
Groped years later by man who raped her: woman
Groped years later by man who raped her: woman
A woman claims almost a decade after being raped, the same man groped her when she was married and had a child.
Judge slams DHB over mental-health report delays
Judge slams DHB over mental-health report delays
The Chief District Court Judge has issued a ''please explain'' to the Southern District Health Board over the region's excessive waiting times for mental-health reports.
Man 'raped girl while wife giving birth'
Night-time was 'pretty scary', witness says
A Dunedin man allegedly raped a 12-year-old girl while his wife was in hospital giving birth, a court has heard.
A legacy of spies
A legacy of spies
The latest offering from John Le Care isn't a classic, Rob Kidd finds.
Abstinence 'only option' for drunk driver
Abstinence 'only option' for drunk driver
A decision to drive after a night of drinking left a trail of destruction through Mornington, a court has heard.
Mosgiel man admits burglary of old school
Mosgiel man admits burglary of old school
More than a decade after attending as a pupil, a Mosgiel man has admitted burgling his former school.
Prosecutor stitched up in tribute
Prosecutor stitched up in tribute
After 41 years and eight months, "The Silver Fox'' is standing down.
Year's jail for breach of order with emoji
Year's jail for breach of order with emoji
Sending a single love-heart emoji to his ex-partner the day after his release from prison has cost a Dunedin man a year in jail.
Man sentenced to home detention, $3000 reparation
Man sentenced to home detention, $3000 reparation
A bar manager who stamped on a man during a drunken brawl has been blamed for the break-up of the victim's marriage.