Stabbing victim thought he was going to die
Stabbing victim thought he was going to die
A man who was stabbed about an inch away from his heart after a drug deal gone wrong has told a jury he thought he was going to die.
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Family challenging decision by panel
Family challenging decision by panel
A Central Otago wine-producing family is challenging a decision rejecting their plans for a large house in their vineyard overlooking Lake Dunstan.
Victim ‘agitated’ before leaving club
Victim ‘agitated’ before leaving club
A man left an Invercargill nightclub in an agitated state moments before he was stabbed, a jury has heard.
Trial of man accused of murder starts
Trial of man accused of murder starts
A jury has been shown CCTV footage of a man dancing moments before he was fatally stabbed outside the Invercargill courthouse.
Drug dealer given ‘one last chance’
Drug dealer given ‘one last chance’
An Invercargill drug dealer has been given "one last chance" after selling an estimated $150,000 of cannabis.
Violent offender back in jail after breaching order
Violent offender back in jail after breaching order
A high-risk violent criminal who beat up his pregnant partner and smashed her head into a metal pole is back in prison after breaching a court order for the 13th time.
Man found guilty of protection order breach
Man found guilty of protection order breach
A judge said a family feud "has to end" after a man was found guilty of harassing his ex-lover.
Swiss doctor stole from supermarket
Swiss doctor stole from supermarket
A Swiss doctor-turned lonely Queenstown housewife stole from a budget supermarket seven times, a court has heard.
Builder told to pay back victims
Builder told to pay back victims
A judge has told a Cromwell builder who stole $35,000 to feed a gambling addiction to "exhaust every option" to pay back his victims or he could go to prison.
Legal stoush over brewery sacking
Legal stoush over brewery sacking
The man behind a popular Oamaru brewery is embroiled in a legal stoush with his wife after firing her amid an acrimonious split.
Accused of ‘throat-slitting’ action
Accused of ‘throat-slitting’ action
A Southland man is accused of making a throat-slitting gesture at his former partner, a year after he assaulted her.
Pair in legal stoush over sacking
Pair in legal stoush over sacking
The man behind a popular Oamaru brewery is embroiled in a legal stoush with his wife after firing her amid an acrimonious split.
Abnormal heart rhythm may have led to swimmer's death
Abnormal heart rhythm may have led to swimmer's death
A South Korean man who drowned at the Wānaka lakefront two years ago may have suffered a sudden, abnormal heart rhythm, a coroner says.
Heart problem theory in swimmer's death
Heart problem theory in swimmer's death
A South Korean man who drowned at the Wānaka lakefront two years ago may have suffered a sudden, abnormal heart rhythm, a coroner says.
Teen who killed tourist with baseball bat denied parole
Teen who killed tourist with baseball bat denied parole
A killer who has spent more than half his life behind bars for murdering a Scottish tourist with a baseball bat when he was 14 seems more concerned with how he’s being treated inside prison than with rehabilitating himself.
Parole denied for teen killer
Parole denied for teen killer
A killer, who has spent more than half his life behind bars for murdering a Scottish tourist with a baseball bat when he was 14, seems more concerned with how he’s being treated inside prison than...
'Promising rugby player' convicted in sex video case named
'Promising rugby player' convicted in sex video case named
The promising rugby player involved in creating and sharing a video covertly taken of a threesome he and his rugby mate had with a woman in a shower can now be named.
Rugby player convicted sex video case loses name supression
Rugby player convicted sex video case loses name supression
The promising rugby player involved in creating and sharing a video covertly taken of a threesome he and his rugby mate had with a woman in a shower can now be named.
Toxic discharge ‘highly careless’
Toxic discharge ‘highly careless’
A Southland dairy-farming imam has been fined more than $70,000 for his environmental calamities.
Duty manager stole $20,000 from pub
Duty manager stole $20,000 from pub
The duty manager at a Catlins pub who swindled more than $20,000 from her employer did it because she was worried she would ‘‘lose everything’’.