As cars approached her Canterbury house, Margaret Walker found herself growing anxious after a long-standing dispute with a former tenant that had escalated into a blackmail threat.
A woman who turned part of her house into a “sophisticated” cannabis-growing operation used some of the drugs to pay tradies doing renovations on the property.
A woman who turned part of her house into a “sophisticated” cannabis-growing operation used some of the drugs to pay tradies doing renovations on the property.
A disqualified driver who made an obscene gesture at a tourist campervan he was passing failed to see an oncoming campervan and crashed into it.
A woman who moved house and took the neighbours’ cat with her has been ordered to return it after police were called and a tribunal got involved.
A Christchurch man who held great respect within his community abused three girls who have suffered long-lasting trauma.
A Christchurch man who held great respect within his community abused three girls who have suffered long-lasting trauma.
A senior barrister who allegedly accused judges of being part of a conspiracy to destroy his career is fighting to have misconduct charges against him thrown out.
Clyde MacLean walked into a clinic for his third and final dental treatment – but he was taken out in an ambulance and didn’t walk again.
The former South Island boss of NZ’s largest carpark management company has been described as “untrustworthy, devious and devoid of a moral compass" during a four-week hearing in the Employment Court at Christchurch.
The former South Island boss of New Zealand’s largest carpark management company has been described as “untrustworthy, devious and devoid of a moral compass".
Intoxicated after an evening at the pub, Michael Knight decided to walk 4km home with a woman more than 20 years his junior.
A group of Christchurch flatmates knew a garage renovation would be happening at the property they were renting when they moved in.
The tenants claimed exemplary damages for breaches of quiet enjoyment after the property owner's mother kept visiting the Christchurch property.
A man who previously forced two prisons into lockdowns during destructive rooftop and riot incidents has now been caught painting a pedestrian crossing on a main route into a South Island town.
Lawyers for the former South Island boss of New Zealand’s largest carpark management company say the restraint of trade clause in his employment contract was unreasonable and unenforceable.
A lone service station attendant barricaded themselves inside the petrol station after a homeless man who often begged outside threatened to kill the worker.
A “prize-winning gardener” planted her late mother’s rose bushes in the garden of a Christchurch rental property, where she was living.
A “prize-winning gardener” planted her late mother’s rose bushes in the garden of a rental property, where she was living.
"Rather than acting with honesty, courage, and integrity, you drove him to the hospital while stopping to plan your escape and create lies."