Fatal crash driver to pay $25,000
Fatal crash driver to pay $25,000
As two cars reached the brow of a hill on a rural South Otago back road, two families' lives collided.
Rob Kidd
Teen's bid for freedom short-lived
Teen's bid for freedom short-lived
A teenager who was declined bail made a desperate dash from the court.
'Tragic' outcome for partner of murder victim
'Tragic' outcome for partner of murder victim
A Dunedin man whose partner was brutally murdered lied about their relationship to access welfare cash, a court has heard.
Three years' jail for 'atrocious' assault
Three years' jail for 'atrocious' assault
Nathan George Hastie had been to rehab for his drug addiction and his mother believed he was regaining control of his life. But a nine-hour drinking binge put paid to that.
Dislikeably compelling
Dislikeably compelling
Assaulting stranger ‘outrageous’
Assaulting stranger ‘outrageous’
After a screaming match with his former partner, Joel Thomas Blunsdon went looking for trouble.
Board member convicted of assault
Board member convicted of assault
A local government representative will keep his job despite being convicted of assaulting a woman following a trip to the pub.
Relationship ends in return to jail
Relationship ends in return to jail
A convicted murderer is back behind bars after becoming involved in a sophisticated international fraud racket.
A fresh start turned sour
A fresh start turned sour
Joyce Blondell spent 12 years in jail for a murder her family says she didn't commit. After four years living the quiet life in Oamaru she's back behind bars after gambling on love and losing everything, writes Rob Kidd.
Bomb scare note ‘poetry’, court told
Bomb scare note ‘poetry’ rather than threat, court told
A musician says a note which shut down central Dunedin and resulted in the New Zealand Defence Force being called in was simply poetry.
Taking the same route to prison
Taking the same route to prison
A Dunedin 58-year-old is behind bars again for stabbing his "friend" at a boarding house, five and a-half years after an almost identical incident.
Gang members deny assault charges
Gang members deny assault charges
Several Black Power members and associates have denied charges over two violent incidents in Dunedin.
Bomb scare note 'a poem'
Bomb scare note 'a poem'
A musician says a note which shut down central Dunedin and caused the the defence force to be called in was simply poetry.
Detention for ex-newsreader
Ex-newsreader sentenced over assault
A former Dunedin newsreader and actor has been sentenced to community detention after admitting to assaulting his ex-partner.
Man not charged over child's death
Man not charged over 4-year-old's death after truck crash
A man who crashed a truck full of bobby calves has not been charged with causing his 4-year-old passenger's death.
Police quick on trail of stolen arms
Police quick on trail of stolen arms
When 28 firearms and more than 22,000 rounds of ammunition were stolen from a Dunedin home, police knew they had to act fast.
Dunedin man jailed for posting photos of ex online
Dunedin man jailed for posting photos of ex online
A Dunedin man who posted semi-naked photos of his ex-girlfriend and advertised her for $1 on a Facebook page with more than 77,000 members, has ruined her life, a court has heard.
Guns thief, gang members jailed
Guns thief, gang members jailed over firearms deal
The man who orchestrated the burglary of a huge cache of weapons from a Dunedin pistol club member has been jailed for nearly four and a-half years.
Jailed for wage rage 'cruelty'
Jailed for wage rage 'cruelty'
A Milton man drove two hours to his former employer's home over a wage dispute, smashed windows and deliberately ran the victim down as he left, a court has heard.
Jail over weapons theft
Jail over Dunedin weapons theft
The man behind the burglary of a huge cache of weapons from a Dunedin pistol club member has been jailed for nearly four and a-half years.