No parole for sex offender seen as high risk
No parole for sex offender seen as high risk
A man who has spent five years in prison for raping a 16-year-old girl in a library car park and grooming four other teens denies the offending.
Rob Kidd
Mother allegedly poisoned child
Mother allegedly poisoned child
A North Otago woman is accused of deliberately poisoning her own toddler with pharmaceutical eye drops, nasal sprays and antidepressants.
Disqualified for cemetery burnouts
Disqualified for cemetery burnouts
A man who smashed up 10 Dunedin grave sites was doing burnouts ''in honour'' of his dead friend, a court has heard.
Court runner's bid for freedom fails
Court runner's bid for freedom fails
A man who leaped out of the dock and made a failed escape attempt from court has been similarly unsuccessful with an appeal.
One year's detention for abuse
One year's detention for abuse
A year of domestic abuse has resulted in a Mosgiel man being sentenced to the same period on home detention.
'Menace to the community' jailed for drink-driving
'Menace to the community' jailed for drink-driving
A nine-time drink-driver has been jailed for a year and slammed by a judge as "a menace to the community".
Woman loses dog, bites man
Woman loses dog, bites man
It began with a woman losing her dog and ended with a man being bitten. But it's not what you think.
Man admits ramming police car, axe attack
Man admits ramming police car, axe attack
A man has admitted ramming a police car and chasing an officer down the highway on foot with a tomahawk while yelling "Allahu Akbar".
Victim revived so beating could go on
Victim revived so beating could go on
A Balclutha man who subjected his girlfriend to three months of vicious abuse revived her with water just to continue a beating, a court has heard.
'I'm going to get you': Jailed for boarding house stabbing
'I'm going to get you': Jailed for boarding house stabbing
After coming off second best in a boarding house scuffle Thomas Leslie Evan Jenkins sought immediate retribution.
Sentencing of Silberhorn, Carline may be next year
Sentencing of Silberhorn, Carline may be next year
A celebrity-endorsed health-supplement company and its director may now have to wait until next year to be sentenced.
Silberhorn never intended to rip off customers, court told
Silberhorn never intended to rip off customers, court told
A celebrity-endorsed health-supplement company and the man behind it never intended to rip customers off, a court has heard.
Deception may have netted $1.2m
Deception may have netted $1.2m
A health-supplement company could have made up to $1.2 million by overstating the amount of deer velvet in its product, a court has heard.
Deer velvet deception could have earned company $1.2m
Deer velvet deception could have earned company $1.2m
A health-supplement company could have made up to $1.2m by overstating the amount of deer velvet in its product, a court has heard.
Woman caught drink-driving twice within two hours
Woman caught drink-driving twice within two hours
A pregnant Mosgiel woman was caught drink-driving twice within two hours, a court has heard.
Jail avoided after assaults on woman
Jail avoided after assaults on woman
A Dunedin man sent a 4-year-old to bed so he could kick the boy's mother repeatedly as she lay on the ground.
No ill will from victim after tractor incident
No ill will from victim after tractor incident
A woman whose neck was fractured after a tractor ploughed into her on a pedestrian crossing says she bears the driver no ill will.
Ordered to pay victim
Ordered to pay victim
A driver whose car smashed into a Lime scooter rider, breaking his ankle, has been ordered to pay the victim more than $5000.
Gang member threatened violence to extract money
Gang member threatened violence to extract money
A senior Dunedin gang member blackmailed a retail worker out of up to $250,000 by bombarding him with threats of violence.
Axe attack on car after four dozen beers
Axe attack on car after four dozen beers
Four dozen beers plus an axe turned out to be a bad combination for a South Otago man, a court has heard.