Uncertainty continues for prison staff
Invercargill prison staff have a sword of Damocles hanging over them, the Corrections Association of New Zealand says.
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Judge uses pandemic pragmatism
Judge uses pandemic pragmatism
A judge has sympathised with a Southland man who struggled to complete his community work while wearing a mask.
Man filmed waitress, then made threats to kill
Man filmed waitress, then made threats to kill
A man has found out that harassing a waitress is no way to treat hospitality staff and is "very disappointed in himself".
Couple accused of money laundering
Couple accused of money laundering
A couple charged with being involved in a money laundering transaction linked to an offence in Christchurch appeared in court today.
Invercargill couple accused of money laundering
Invercargill couple accused of money laundering
A couple charged with being involved in a money laundering transaction have appeared in the Invercargill District Court.
Name suppression breach brings fine
Name suppression breach brings fine
A woman was not in court on Tuesday when she was fined $250 for breach of a suppression order.
Crashed into grader, but said partner was driver
Crashed into grader, but said partner was driver
A woman who was drunk when she crashed into a grader tried to deceive police by saying she was the passenger.
Failings noted in child porn case
Failings noted in child porn case
A man wrongly accused of downloading explicit child pornography was charged on assumptions, bias and an incomplete investigation, his counsel says.
Alleged vax pass offender named
Alleged vax pass offender named
The man who allegedly locked himself in a Dunedin pub toilet because he had no Covid-19 vaccine pass can be named.
Man pushed partner to ground during argument
Man pushed partner to ground during argument
A Green Island man who pushed his partner to the ground in the heat of an argument faces 12 months’ intensive supervision and an emotional harm payment as a result.
Cancer survivor walking the length of the country
Cancer survivor walking the length of the country
"Oh God," was what cancer survivor Dawn Lloyd thought as she prepared to climb the Kilmog, north of Dunedin, on foot.
‘Change in his view’ after time with daughter
‘Change in his view’ after time with daughter
"My dad was in and out of prison my whole life, and I don’t want the same for my daughter," a recidivist offender has told a court.
Peeping Tom spied, committed 15 burglaries in student precinct
Peeping Tom spied, committed 15 burglaries in student precinct
A Peeping Tom burglar will not lurk another day, but his identity may remain a secret.
Prison sentence for two attacks
Prison sentence for two attacks
A repeat offender has been put behind bars for violent attacks that left two men badly beaten.
Eight months’ home detention for three indecent assaults
Eight months’ home detention for three indecent assaults
A predator who groped three sleeping women has been brought to justice nine years after the attacks.