Rob Kidd

The final member of a trio involved in a pack attack at a tourist hotspot would have been in jail had it not been for his girlfriend, a court has heard.

A woman who sold $35,000 of ecstasy for a gang over four months says she ended up pushing pills because of her own drug debts.

The final member of a trio involved in a pack attack at a tourist hotspot would have been in jail had it not been for his girlfriend, a court has heard.

A man arrested after a three-month-long operation in relation to suspicious approaches toward children earlier this year has been released on bail.

The robbery of a car lover's pride and joy has landed a man in jail for more than two years - and he will serve it without the chance of parole.

A Dunedin cleaner who beat his boss to death with a hammer was ''well capable'' of murderous intent, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

A man who bludgeoned a woman to death with an axe threatened to kill a prison officer while being served dinner, a court has heard.

An Invercargill man who broke into numerous tourist vehicles around the Catlins has been jailed, along with his twin brother.

A woman whose threats resulted in a Dunedin Work and Income office being locked down has been locked up for 15 months.

A Dunedin cleaner who beat his boss to death with a hammer has had his bid for a retrial rejected.

After having her baby taken from her, a woman made a series of racist threats to her Oranga Tamariki case worker, a court has heard.

A man who got drunk and attacked his ex-partner and her granddaughter then bit a Good Samaritan who came to their aid, a court has heard.

The extreme lengths to which a Dunedin man went to have his victim change her story have stunned a judge.

A head of department at a Dunedin high school has added another drink-driving conviction to his ledger.

A 12-year-old girl was so badly abused by her mother she had to be taught how to eat again, a court has heard.

A "hare-brained" armed robber who targeted an isolated North Otago store was trembling for two hours after the hold-up, a court has heard.

A 71-year-old convicted murderer will remain behind bars after laundering money for an international fraud syndicate.

A man who paid a 14-year-old girl $20 for consecutive sexual liaisons in the library has been jailed for more than three years.

A man who repeatedly raped his wife and choked her until her face went purple has been jailed for four and a-half years - despite the victim's pleas for home detention.