Rob Kidd

An intellectually disabled man donned a balaclava and attempted two bungled cash-grabs in a matter of minutes, a court has heard.

A teenage predator who targeted young girls and left three lives in ruins has been jailed for nearly four years.

A dog that killed 13 animals will be put down after its owner failed to show up in court.

A dog that wiped out 13 animals in a bloody killing spree will be put down after its owner failed to show up in court.

A prisoner went berserk, breaking a phone and attacking guards, eventually being pepper-sprayed into submission, a court has heard.

A drugged driver who was so intoxicated he could not get out of his car has failed in his bid to overturn a prison sentence.

A Dunedin builder serving a term of nearly 15 years' jail for sexually abusing his stepdaughter wants his convictions quashed.

A man who performed a pants-down haka in the middle of a Dunedin street - "whilst his genitalia swung freely'' - has been ordered to undertake a year of counselling.

A man who supplied a rifle which was used in the murder of a Greymouth mother claims he should have received a reduced sentence for his remorse.

Home with four children, Che Jerimia Eltringham sat beside a 10-year-old, waved a knife at his neck and asked ''which one is first?''

A woman who was behind bars with two of her four children has been released with two years of her sentence still to run.

A Dunedin man who beat up his friend and left him for dead has sought a reduced sentence - to the disgust of the victim's family.

A former national leader in the anti-drink-driving movement has been caught drink-driving.

A man who repeatedly assaulted his partner over the course of a year has been jailed for two years.

A disgruntled prisoner set fire to his cell because he was angry at being transferred to Otago, a court has heard.

Despite spending more than three years in prison, a violent offender shows no empathy for his victims, a report says.

The trial for a man accused of stabbing to death an 11-month-old sea lion has been abandoned.

A dairy farmer would tie cows up by their tails, a court has heard, and when the beasts bolted it ripped the ends off.

The Dunedin trial for a man accused of stabbing to death an 11-month-old sea lion has been abandoned.

A man who assaulted a Corrections officer and a fellow inmate is part of a growing trend of prison violence, a judge has said.