Rob Kidd

A multiple-sclerosis sufferer and recidivist drug dealer has had five months shaved off a recently-imposed prison term after a successful appeal.

A teenager who accused a Dunedin man of hundreds of acts of molestation admitted she would not have repeatedly visited his bedroom if he was doing ``horrible things'' to her.

A prisoner who stomped on a fellow inmate's head dished out the same treatment to a cellmate while awaiting his court appearance.

A former poet laureate who lives in Central Otago is a finalist in the national children's book awards.

The DNA of a Dunedin man and the girl he is accused of abusing was found on used condoms among his rubbish, a court has heard.

A programme targeting recidivist violent offenders could be introduced in prisons across the country after a trial run at an Otago jail.

There was a milestone moment for two generations of the same family in the High Court at Dunedin yesterday.

A remorseless sex offender who abused two pre-pubescent girls continues to claim he is innocent, the Parole Board has heard.

A Central Otago man obsessively pursued a woman for three months and set up fake social media accounts to contact her, a court has heard.

Police have admitted an "oversight'' when one of their own employees appeared in court under incomplete documentation.

A New Zealand wrestling star and mixed-martial arts fighter has added another inauspicious chapter to his chequered record.

A woman who was supposed to be looking after someone in poor health swindled more than $8000 from the person within weeks, a court has heard.

Warren John Cowley took a hammer to a fight in a Dunedin boarding house but it was he who ended up with 65 stitches, a fractured cheek bone and bleeding to his inner ear and eyes.

A Dunedin scientist faked prescriptions for painkillers so he could rid himself of the traumatic memories from his homeland, a court has heard.

A man who was prowling around the student sector late at night has avoided a conviction for burglary.

Community work is imposed by the court so offenders give something back to society, and hopefully to deter them from future offending.

A Dunedin scientist faked prescriptions for painkillers so he could rid himself of the traumatic memories from his homeland, a court has heard.

A teenager involved in a racist rant against an Indian man and a drunken attack on an Australian tourist at a family fun park in Wanaka has been sentenced to eight months' home detention.