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Man followed woman home after she tried to use $100 bill

Hamilton man Taonui Cooper spotted a woman trying to use a $100 note at BP Whitiora so he...

Man followed woman home after she tried to use $100 bill

When Taonui Cooper noticed a woman trying unsuccessfully to pay for coffee at a gas station with a $100 note he decided to follow her home and take it.

Stalker was 'fixated' with woman

Stalker who was 'fixated' with woman seen vomiting, shadowboxing outside her home

After police were called about a knife-bearing stalker, he was seen shadowboxing and vomiting outside his victim’s home.

Couple find $232k in ceiling of their house

Chch couple find $232,000 in ceiling of their house - but can they keep it?

A young Christchurch couple bought a house and found $232,000 hidden in the roof space. Should they be allowed to keep it?

Stalker seen vomiting and shadow-boxing on street

After police were called about a knife-bearing Dunedin stalker, he was seen shadow boxing and vomiting outside his victim’s home.

Gun, bullets found in search for cannabis

A Cromwell man without a firearms licence was found with an illegally stored rifle and ammunition when police searched his home for cannabis.

Jail term for burglary while carrying gun

Jail term for burglary while carrying gun

A pair of Dunedin residents were shocked to find they narrowly avoided a burglar armed with a gun in their house.

Bid to overturn sentence fails after crash into pregnant driver

A recidivist drink-driver who crashed his vehicle into a car driven by a pregnant woman near Lake Hayes has failed in a bid to overturn his prison sentence.

Filming up skirt ‘was just being dumb’

A man who filmed up a stranger’s skirt at Kmart said he did it because he "hadn’t seen his girl in a while".

Ex-teacher jailed for indecent assault

Christopher Todman was sentenced in the Dunedin District Court yesterday to 11 months’...

Ex-teacher jailed for indecent assault

A former Dunedin teacher has been jailed for indecency offending against a student — 30 years after he went to prison for similar offending.

Baby Ru person of interest admits assaulting journalist

A person of interest in the killing of toddler Baby Ru has admitted assaulting a journalist outside court.

Penis spray-painted on girls' school

Waitaki Girls High school. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Penis spray-painted on girls' school

An Oamaru man could not explain why he spray-painted a penis on a wall at a girls’ high school.

Pair sentenced over unprovoked assault of father

Luke Holden (left) and Liam Osborne (right) at their sentencing in Invercargill yesterday. PHOTO:...

Community detention for men who assaulted father during drinking binge

Two workmates who assaulted a Queenstown man outside his home in the middle of the night were "hyped up, fuelled by alcohol and out to cause trouble", a judge says.

Woman takes on ACC after surgery mishap

71-year-old woman left with one shorter leg after hip surgery mishap

A woman who ended up with one leg shorter than the other after surgery for a hip joint replacement took on ACC alone, and won.

Duo sentenced over unprovoked assault of father

Two workmates who assaulted a Queenstown man outside his home in the middle of the night were "hyped up, fuelled by alcohol and out to cause trouble", a judge says.

'Disgusting': Oamaru girls' school graffitied with penis

An Oamaru man could not explain why he spray-painted a penis on a wall at a girls’ high school.

Woman takes on ACC after surgery mishap

Woman left with one leg shorter after surgery takes on ACC and wins

A woman who ended up with one leg shorter than the other after surgery for a hip joint replacement took on ACC alone, and won.

Company used pics of crying boy without consent

The company took a social media video of a boy and used it in a campaign without consent. Stock...

'Meme for profit': Company slammed for using photos of crying boy without consent

A child was bullied and harassed - online and in person - after a company used a video of him crying in an advertising campaign without his consent.

Battle over alpine village subdivision

Respondents in the long-running legal saga over a subdivision in the alpine village of St Arnaud,...

Residents win battle over alpine village subdivision

In a pretty lakeside village, on the northern tip of the mighty Alpine Fault, the rumblings of a quiet war have been waged over a housing development.

Battle over alpine village subdivision

Residents win battle against prominent wine grower over alpine village subdivision

In a pretty lakeside village, on the northern tip of the mighty Alpine Fault, the rumblings of a quiet war have been waged over a housing development.

Company slammed for using images of crying boy without consent

A child was bullied and harassed - online and in person - after a company used a video of him crying in an advertising campaign without his consent.

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