Rob Kidd

Nearly four years’ jail after choking assault on partner

A Middlemarch man who choked his partner to unconsciousness because he was dissatisfied with the meal she made has been jailed for nearly four years.

Public toilet rapist fails in parole bid

Milton rapist Daniel Moore (35) will remain behind bars until at least October. PHOTO: ROB KIDD

Public toilet rapist fails in parole bid

A Milton man who followed a woman into a public toilet and subjected her to a half-hour sex attack has been declined parole.

Prisoner sex attack part of bigger issue

Prisoner sex attack part of bigger issue

Critics of double-bunking in prisons say a sex attack at Otago Corrections Facility is symptomatic of a much larger problem.

Woman sold drugs over social media

A Dunedin woman used social media app Snapchat to run a mobile drug-dealing operation around the city, a court has heard.

Man who threatened Probation officer jailed

A man who drove the wrong way through a roundabout and caused a crash, ignoring a red light, has continued his wild behaviour up to sentencing.

Lockdown drinking led to assault

A Balclutha man who assaulted his partner after a Covid-19-lockdown drinking session will keep his identity secret.

Slew of driving offences 'put public at risk'

Slew of driving offences 'put public at risk'

A Dunedin man who routinely showed "complete disregard" for the safety of other road users has been locked up for 14 months.

Break up fabricated to swindle benefits

A Dunedin couple who claimed to have split up to commit benefit fraud of nearly $100,000 had their third child together while supposedly estranged, a court has heard.

Attack was ‘degrading, humiliating’

Ronin Ainsley, seen here playing for Tauranga’s Te Wharekura o Mauao school in 2016, was selected...

Attack was ‘degrading, humiliating’

A national sporting representative and university scholarship recipient has been convicted of domestic violence despite claims it would end his career prospects.

Attack was ‘degrading, humiliating’

A national sporting representative and university scholarship recipient has been convicted of domestic violence despite claims it would end his career prospects.

Sex offending sentence extended for violating cellmate

Brian Mitchell (30) was serving a sentence of 16½ years’ imprisonment when he struck again. PHOTO...

Sex offending sentence extended for violating cellmate

A sex offender who violated his cellmate while double-bunking has had three and a-half years added to his sentence.

Man who stabbed horse to appeal

Man who stabbed horse to appeal

The man who stabbed a beloved miniature horse to death in a frenzied attack will appeal his sentence.

‘Covid’ cougher bashed sister

Cannan Yeo was locked up for 14 months after two violent incidents. PHOTO: ROB KIDD

‘Covid’ cougher bashed sister

An Oamaru man arrested during the Level 4 lockdown deliberately coughed on police and told them "I've got Covid-19", a court has heard.

No conviction but P endorsement stripped

A bus driver who ran a red light and crushed a pedestrian’s foot has avoided a conviction.

Franchise owners escape conviction

Former franchisees Jared Palmer (left) and Julian Field had plans for dozens of Pie Face stories...

Franchise owners escape conviction

Selling pies to Kiwis — what could go wrong?

Community detention for repeated lockdown breaches

A man who breached the country’s Level 4 lockdown rules was not playing for "the team of five million", a judge says.

Burglar jailed for five years

Lorin Winter stole more than $120,000 of property but will not pay reparation to his victims....

Burglar jailed for five years

A burglar who targeted Dunedin’s wealthiest suburbs and got away with $120,000 worth of items has been jailed for more than five years.

34-year-old swindled $11k from foster parents

34-year-old swindled $11k from foster parents

When Bryan Alexander Clarke’s foster parents noticed money missing from their accounts, he reassured them police would catch the person responsible. They did. And it was him.

Hard work results in release

A Dunedin rapist has been released on parole with almost four years of his sentence remaining.

Man jailed for raping woman in her home

Drunk after a rugby trip, dressed in a batman costume, Anaru Leigh Tutanekai Wetere needed help.

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