War between landlord and tenant leads to utilities being cut
War between landlord and tenant leads to utilities being cut
What began as a minor dispute between a landlord and his tenant escalated into an all-out, tit-for-tat war.
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Man likely to lose more of family home to ex, despite 'protection'
Man likely to lose more of family home to ex, despite 'protection'
A man who claimed his home was his "life’s work" placed it in a family trust when his marriage ended.
Family trust not enough to prevent man from losing 'life's work' to ex
Family trust not enough to prevent man from losing 'life's work' to ex
A man who claimed his home was his "life’s work" placed it in a family trust when his marriage ended.
Police search turned up 3.65kg of cannabis
Police search turned up 3.65kg of cannabis
A wild sheep chase in Middlemarch led to a $50,000 police drug bust, a court has heard.
Teacher fights to keep her job after criminal charges
Teacher fights to keep her job after criminal charges
A teacher who avoided a conviction for criminal offending is now fighting to keep her job.
Lawyer who stole life savings to practise again
Lawyer allowed to practise again after stealing elderly client’s life savings
A lawyer who stole his elderly client’s life savings and was sentenced to home detention for it has been allowed to practise law again.
Drunk mum drove child from Chch to Dunedin
Drunk mum charged with ill-treating child after driving daughter from Chch to Dunedin
A 40-year-old woman who had been drinking in the afternoon before she drove her 11-year-old daughter from Christchurch to Dunedin has appeared in court.
Drunk mum drove child from Christchurch to Dunedin
Drunk mum drove child from Christchurch to Dunedin
A Dunedin woman, over four times the breath alcohol limit, drove her 11-year-old daughter from Christchurch to Dunedin before crashing into a boulder near her home.
Court rules against farm rezoning appeal
Court rules against farm rezoning appeal
A prominent Queenstown farming family’s rezoning bid for a luxury housing development has been reined in by an Environment Court decision.
Lawyer who stole client's life savings able to practise again
Lawyer who stole client's life savings able to practise again
A lawyer who stole his elderly client’s life savings and was sentenced to home detention for it has been allowed to practise law again.
Builder to pay $430k for bungled renovation
Builder ordered to pay couple $430k for bungled renovation
A builder who made a "catalogue of errors" and spent 16 months on what should have been a two-month job for a Christchurch couple has been found personally liable to pick up the tab.
Builder to pay $430k for bungled renovation
Builder ordered to pay Christchurch couple $430k for bungled renovation
A builder who made a "catalogue of errors" and spent 16 months on what should have been a two-month job for a Christchurch couple has been found personally liable to pick up the tab.
Jeweller living in fear after man ransacked store
Jeweller living in fear after man ransacked store
A man with more than 40 burglary convictions ransacked a jewellery store, leaving the owner so worried he started sleeping overnight at his business.
‘Horrendous’ burglary left jeweller living in fear
‘Horrendous’ burglary left jeweller living in fear
A Dunedin man with more than 40 burglary convictions ransacked a jewellery store, leaving the owner so worried he started sleeping overnight at his business.
Man admits exposing himself on beach
Man admits exposing himself on beach
Two young girls saw a rail enthusiast exposing himself on a Dunedin beach, a court has heard.
Offending close to where friend was killed
Offending close to where friend was killed
A man's erratic driving in which his car became airborne was only a few blocks away from where his friend died in a car crash last year.
Cask drunk before incident
Cask drunk before incident
A man who drank a three-litre cask of wine caused carnage while trying to leave a Dunedin carpark.
Coroner highlights 'devastating' effects of negative online activity
Coroner highlights 'devastating' effects of negative online activity
A coroner has highlighted the "far-reaching, longstanding and devastating" effects of negative online activity after a teen receiving abusive messages took his own life.
'Chronic distress': teen took his life after repeated online abuse
'Chronic distress': teen took his life after repeated online abuse
A coroner has highlighted the "far-reaching, longstanding and devastating" effects of negative online activity after a teen receiving abusive messages took his own life.
Judge rules against owner in ongoing animal welfare case
Judge rules against owner in ongoing animal welfare case
A woman relentlessly demanding the return of her animals involved in an investigation has repeatedly failed in her appeals and has been told she is abusing the court system.