Parole denied for man who held woman at gunpoint
A man who held a woman hostage at gunpoint during a 15-hour standoff with police appeared before the Parole Board from a room at a Canterbury prison.
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Hostage-taker who held woman at gunpoint refused parole
Hostage-taker who held woman at gunpoint refused parole
A man who held a woman hostage at gunpoint during a 15-hour standoff with police has appeared before the Parole Board from a room at Rolleston Prison.
Man jailed for fatal dog attack sexually abused child
Man jailed for fatal dog attack sexually abused child
A man who once raped a teenage hitchhiker and more recently owned a pack of starving dogs that killed someone has now been convicted for sexually abusing a child.
Deputy principal made 'vulgar', 'mean-spirited' comments about students
Deputy principal made 'vulgar', 'mean-spirited' comments about students
A deputy principal used dark humour as an outlet but took it too far when saying "if it’s old enough to bleed, it’s old enough to breed" about a female Year 10 student.
Woman high on meth left baby on road after realising it was in stolen car
Woman high on meth left baby on road after realising it was in stolen car
A woman high on methamphetamine stole a car before discovering it had a baby strapped in the back seat, so she pulled over, left the infant on the side of the road and drove off.
Early childhood teacher who kissed 3-year-old on lips named
Early childhood teacher who kissed 3-year-old on lips named
An early childhood relief teacher who kissed a 3-year-old on the lips can now be named.
Relief teacher struck off after kissing 3yr-old on lips
Relief teacher struck off after kissing 3yr-old on lips
An early childhood relief teacher who kissed a 3-year-old on the lips can now be named.
Impersonating a detective to reel in unsuspecting teen girls
Impersonating a detective to reel in unsuspecting teen girls
In what varied between harmless, bizarre and vulgar, a man with a penchant for impersonating police used his facade to reel in unsuspecting teen girls.
57-year-old who fled the country jailed for nine years after rape
57-year-old who fled the country jailed for nine years after rape
A teenage girl who sought a shoulder to cry on after breaking up with her boyfriend was then raped by the man consoling her.
Gloriavale teacher sentenced
Gloriavale teacher sentenced to home detention for beating boys with tools
Gloriavale teacher Vigilant Standtrue appeared for sentencing in the Christchurch District Court on representative charges of assault with a blunt instrument.
Driver guilty of indecent assault after trapping woman on bus
Driver guilty of indecent assault after trapping woman on bus
A bus driver shut off the indoor lights of his bus late one night, refused to open the doors and asked a lone passenger if he could kiss her hand.
Gloriavale teacher sentenced for beating boys with tools
Gloriavale teacher sentenced for beating boys with tools
Gloriavale teacher Vigilant Standtrue used a pitchfork, stick, pipe, axe handle, broom handle and shovel handle to assault multiple boys.
Inquest hears teacher's fight to save students in caving tragedy
Inquest hears teacher's fight to save students in caving tragedy
A teacher has described the moment he thought he was going to die while trying to save students on a deadly trip to Abbey Caves.
Teen raped after sharing pizza with stranger
Teen raped after sharing pizza with stranger
A teenager was raped by a man she shared a pizza with after following him to his house where the pair shared alcohol before she became drunk and disoriented.
Man found guilty of raping teenager
Christchurch man found guilty of raping teenager
A teenager was raped by a man she shared a pizza with after following him to his house where the pair shared alcohol before she became drunk and disoriented.
Inquest into fatal school caving trip focuses on heavy rain warnings
Inquest into fatal school caving trip focuses on heavy rain warnings
On the night before a fatal school caving trip, MetService escalated its weather warning to severe and parents fired off urgent emails to the school.
Angry farmer confronts burnout teens with tractor, metal pole
Angry farmer confronts burnout teens with tractor, metal pole
After a series of burnouts, toots and taunts, a carload of young people turned up to a farmer's property for a fourth time, but this time he surprised them with his tractor.
Driver failed to give way, killed teen on dirt bike
Driver failed to give way, killed teen on dirt bike
Tensions ran high at the sentencing of a motorist who fatally struck an 18-year-old doing a wheelie on a dirt bike at an intersection.
Remains of man allegedly murdered found in burnt-out ruins of home
Remains of man allegedly murdered found in burnt-out ruins of home
The remains of a man who was shot dead at his rural property were first spotted in the burned-out ruins of his home by locals.
Teen allegedly raped after sharing pizza
Teen allegedly raped after sharing pizza
A teenager who was allegedly raped by a man she met on Ferry Rd told police she remembers feeling pain, crying and screaming during the ordeal.