Women allegedly violated during tramp
Women allegedly violated during tramp
A jury is deciding whether or not a man groped a sleeping woman and forcefully violated another while on a tramping trip.
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Woman sentenced for threats and assault
Woman sentenced for threats and assault
An "enraged" Dunedin woman dug her nails into a detective's hand, causing it to bleed, and threatened to kill her former partner by driving through his house.
Man cleared of filming sex without consent
Man cleared of filming sex without consent
A man has been cleared of making Snapchat videos while having sex with a woman he met on Tinder after his lawyer argued she was too drunk to remember giving consent.
Woman’s allegation ‘implausible’; judge throws out case
Woman’s allegation ‘implausible’; judge throws out case
A judge has called a woman’s allegation of assault against her ex-husband, amid a bitter divorce, "implausible".
Man who sold drugs to boy named
Man who sold drugs to boy named
A Queenstown tennis coach who sold cannabis to a 15-year-old boy has failed to keep his name under wraps.
Charges dismissed over 'implausible' assault claim
Charges dismissed over 'implausible' assault claim
A judge has called a woman’s allegation of assault against her ex-husband, amid a bitter divorce, “implausible”.
Man sentenced to supervision to care for mum
Man sentenced to supervision to care for mum
An Oamaru man who fled after crashing his car into a power pole in Tarras was found injured and hypothermic six hours later.
Sentenced to supervision to care for mother
Sentenced to supervision to care for mother
An Oamaru man who fled after crashing his car into a power pole in Tarras was found injured and hypothermic six hours later.
Ex-car dealer sent explicit photos to customer
Bankrupt Chch car dealer sent excrement, genitalia photos to customer
An ex-Christchurch car dealer with a history of sending explicit photos to disgruntled customers has now been caught sending pictures of his genitalia to a woman attempting to recoup money from his company.
Company fined $48,750 for leaving cattle deep in mud
Company fined $48,750 for leaving cattle deep in mud
Hundreds of cattle were left belly-deep in mud and unsheltered in the freezing temperatures of a harsh Southland winter, a court has heard.
‘Underlying attraction’ to girls
‘Underlying attraction’ to girls
A Dunedin man with a self-confessed "underlying attraction to young females" molested a child for 30 minutes, a court has heard.
Former deputy principal jailed for historic sex offences
Former deputy principal jailed for historic sex offences
The former deputy principal of a rural area school has been sent to prison for historic sexual offending against a student, who continues to be haunted by what happened to her.
Southland’s FFPM Grazing fined for ‘appalling’ conditions
Southland’s FFPM Grazing fined for ‘appalling’ conditions
Hundreds of cows left to forage in knee-deep cold mud, including one left to die, has led to fines of more than $48,000 for the grazing management company responsible.
Woman sentenced for threatening psychologist
Woman sentenced for threatening psychologist who declined to refer her to ACC
A woman sent 69 text messages in less than an hour to a psychologist who declined to refer her to ACC, telling him "I hope you die" and "get cancer" and his house may burn down.
Man cleared of Queenstown rape charges
Man cleared of Queenstown rape charges
After three days of evidence, it took a jury 30 minutes to clear a man on charges of sexual violation at a Queenstown mountain.
Hallucinating driver involved in another crash
Hallucinating driver involved in another crash
A hallucinating Oamaru man who caused a car crash that left his victim in an induced coma has been involved in another "alarmingly similar" incident.
Benefit fraudster gets $8K for privacy breach
Benefit fraudster gets $8K for privacy breach
A man convicted of benefit fraud has received $8000 in compensation after his privacy was breached during an investigation into his wife for similar offending.
Man accused of rape claims only objection was to hickey
Man accused of rape claims only objection was to hickey
A man accused of rape told the court the only time the married complainant pushed him away was when he was leaving hickey marks on her neck.
Second driving incident ‘alarmingly similar’ to first crash
Second driving incident ‘alarmingly similar’ to first crash
A hallucinating Oamaru man who caused a car crash left his victim in an induced coma.
Fraudster awarded $8K after privacy breached
Fraudster awarded $8K after privacy breached
A man convicted of benefit fraud has received $8000 in compensation after his privacy was breached during an investigation into his wife for similar offending.