Garden thief sentenced to community work
Garden thief sentenced to community work
A green-fingered thief who repeatedly pilfered plants and garden furniture has been sentenced to community work.
Rob Kidd
Arson a case of ‘when in stupid-ville’
Arson a case of ‘when in stupid-ville’
A former student who set fire to rubbish bins and furniture summarised his actions concisely: ‘‘when in stupid-ville.’’
Drugged driver crashes car; avoids imprisonment
Drugged driver crashes car; avoids imprisonment
A Dunedin woman who slammed into another motorist while high on a cocktail of drugs, driving the wrong way on a one-way street, has narrowly avoided imprisonment.
Raft of charges after pursuit
Raft of charges after pursuit
A man who allegedly led police on a lengthy chase and was eventually bitten by a police dog will apply for bail today.
'Staggering' violence in car-jacking attempt
Car-jacking terror: Nun attacked by woman high on LSD
A Dunedin woman who committed "staggering" violence in the attempted car-jacking of an elderly nun and her brother will give birth to her third child in prison.
Court on crutches after caught by dog
Court on crutches after caught by dog
A man facing charges over an alleged police pursuit last night appeared in court on crutches today after being bitten by a police dog during the incident.
Crash driver's jail term reduced by two months
Crash driver's jail term reduced by two months
The driver in a high-speed crash who left his injured passengers at the scene may get out of jail a few weeks earlier than he originally thought.
Jailed for attacking pregnant partner
Jailed for attacking pregnant partner
A man who attacked his pregnant partner after claiming the baby was not his has been jailed for 22 months.
Dunedin death case: Woman had a 'difficult past'
Dunedin death case: Woman had a 'difficult past'
A woman who cried as details of her involvement around the death of a Dunedin man were read out had a ''very difficult past'', a court was told.
Cleared of sex charges, awarded $130k
Man cleared of sex charges, awarded $130k
A judge has criticised police and awarded a Dunedin man $130,000 after he was cleared of sex charges following ''four years of hell''.
Tears as woman pleads guilty
Tears as woman pleads guilty
A woman has tearfully pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the death of a Dunedin man.
'Black market' in rubbish bags
'Black market' in rubbish bags
A Dunedin thief who stole bulk packs of rubbish bags to order has since cleaned up his act, his lawyer says.
Blackmail pair allowed to apply for home detention
Blackmail pair allowed to apply for home detention
Two men who cooked up a story and tried to blackmail a woman out of $5000 have been locked up.
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.
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.