Shoplifting ‘most responsible’ thing he could have done
Shoplifting ‘most responsible’ thing he could have done
A man who shoplifted three times at the outset of the Covid-19 lockdown claims it was the ‘‘most responsible’’ thing he could have done.
Rob Kidd
'I don’t give a ****': Man unrepentant after lockdown spitting
'I don’t give a ****': Man unrepentant after lockdown spitting
One of a transient duo who became the first in Dunedin to be sentenced for breaching the Covid-19 lockdown was far from apologetic when interviewed by police, a court has heard.
Defendant explains crimes committed to keep him in jail
Defendant explains crimes committed to keep him in jail
A man who regularly offends, with the sole aim of going back to prison, has landed back behind bars again — but it will not be for long.
Drug-driving incident ‘about as bad as it gets’
Drug-driving incident ‘about as bad as it gets’
A woman on a cocktail of drugs who drove erratically for 20km on the region’s busiest road was potentially "a lethal weapon", a judge says.
Jailed again after invasion with knives, crossbow
Repeat violent offender jailed again after invasion with knives, crossbow
A man who burst into a home wielding two knives and a crossbow was fought off by a disabled person with their walker, a court has heard.
Jail term for injury cut by five months
Jail term for injury cut by five months
A former Dunedin student who left three people permanently scarred following a bloody bar fight has had his sentence reduced.
Alcohol erased memory of racism before attack: offender
Alcohol erased memory of racism before attack: offender
A Lawrence man who started a bar brawl with a racist outburst says he cannot remember making the offensive remarks.
Dunedin bar fight: Attacker's sentence reduced
Dunedin bar fight: Attacker's sentence reduced
A former Dunedin student who left three people permanently scarred following a bloody bar fight has had his sentence reduced.
Victim’s sister believes fatal attack was not random
Victim’s sister believes fatal attack was not random
Nigel Landreth would have turned 45 this week.
Stalking and death threats kept coming
Stalking and death threats kept coming
A one-off Tinder date led to nearly four years of stalking and threats, a court has heard.
Man who killed friend denied parole
Man who killed friend denied parole
A man who beat his friend to death and then got a taxi to his girlfriend’s house has been refused parole at the first attempt.
Man who beat friend to death denied parole
Man who beat friend to death denied parole
A man who beat his friend to death then got a taxi to his girlfriend’s house has been refused parole at the first attempt.
Kloogh sentencing held to July
Kloogh sentencing held to July
The sentencing for disgraced financial adviser Barry Kloogh has been pushed back until the end of July and is scheduled to take an entire day.
Man fled in police car, donned officer’s hat, then took BMW
Man fled in police car, donned officer’s hat, then took BMW
A man who stole a police car during a manhunt that spanned 270km even donned a police hat during his wild ride, it can now be revealed.
Man climbed on to roof of car
Man climbed on to roof of car
A man's frustration with the amount of time his partner took shopping ended with him on the roof of her car as she drove through central Dunedin, a court has heard.
Man’s inability to move on imperils ex
Man’s inability to move on imperils ex
A man who booted open his ex-partner’s door in the middle of the night and berated her in front of three young children says she is the love of his life.
Violence and drink-driving land man in prison
Violence and drink-driving land man in prison
A man who ruined a family farewell by getting drunk and aggressively hugging his girlfriend’s mother explained he was "easily wound up".
Knife shed as flight from law ended
Knife shed as flight from law ended
A Mosgiel man who spent several months on the run from police claims there was an innocent explanation for the meat cleaver he discarded as they tried to arrest him.
Vandalism another blow for bereaved
Vandalism another blow for bereaved
A memorial site for a Central Otago teen killed by a drink-driver has been stripped bare — the latest in a long list of blows for his grieving family.
Repeat offender denied parole
Repeat offender denied parole
An armed robber who was paroled and then went on a crime spree which included grabbing a police officer’s genitals, will be in prison for at least another six months.