Double-murder accused retains name suppression
Double-murder accused retains name suppression
A man accused of murdering a Dunedin couple and setting fire to their house will keep his identity under wraps until at least June.
Rob Kidd
Father imported drug on dark web
Father imported drug on dark web
When a Dunedin chef was arrested after importing more than $150,000 of ecstasy, he admitted to police that he was a drug dealer and explained he had children to raise.
Parole for child abuse image offender
Parole for child abuse image offender
A Dunedin man who distributed nearly 2500 child-abuse images to boost his profile within a paedophile ring will be paroled five months short of his sentence end date.
Rape complainant steadfast in face of accusation
Rape complainant steadfast in face of accusation
A woman has steadfastly maintained she was raped by her stepfather despite a defence lawyer suggesting her account of abuse was nonsensical.
Claims of rape by stepfather from age 11
Claims of rape by stepfather from age 11
A woman who claims she was repeatedly raped by her stepfather from the age of 11 said he would later hide her contraceptive pill.
Drink-drive charges accrue
Drink-drive charges accrue
It took Kenneth David Mathieson 20 years to get his second drink-driving conviction, but just hours to chalk up his third.
Drug conviction for woman backed by Curran
Drug conviction for woman backed by Curran
A formerly homeless woman who was the subject of a public protest by a Dunedin MP has been convicted of drug offences.
22-year-old allegedly abused girl from age 5
22-year-old allegedly abused girl from age 5
A Dunedin man is on trial accused of sexually abusing a pre-teen girl in a variety of ways for four years.
Sentenced for manslaughter
Sentenced for manslaughter
After attacking his "best friend", Jason Karl Blackler took a taxi to his girlfriend’s house and left the man for dead.
Bid to save dog after attack on child
Bid to save dog after attack on child
A Dunedin woman faces a nervous wait to find out whether her dog will be destroyed after it attacked a 3-year-old boy.
Motorists took keys from drink-driver
Motorists took keys from drink-driver
When motorists saw a driver weaving along the Otago Peninsula, they removed her keys, but she still almost managed to evade arrest, a court has heard.
Grindr user stupefied men, stole cards
Grindr user stupefied men, stole cards
He lured gay men in by a dating app; he was whatever they wanted him to be; he made them trust him. Then he bled their bank accounts dry as they lay unconscious in their own homes.
Jailed for manslaughter but refusing to take blame
Jailed for manslaughter but refusing to take blame
A Dunedin man who killed his best friend following a drunken argument at their home refuses to accept the blame for the death.
Year's jail after man bombarded ex-partner
Year's jail after man bombarded ex-partner
A Dunedin man who psychologically abused his partner for weeks and bombarded her with graphic sexual photos has been jailed for a year.
Jail time for destroying car by fire
Jail time for destroying car by fire
A Central Otago man who set fire to an ex-colleague's car over a work feud has been jailed for three and a-half years.
Fake 'curtain inspector' convicted
Fake 'curtain inspector' convicted
A judge has been left "puzzled and troubled" after a man talked his way into a student flat pretending to be a curtain inspector.
Sentence halved on appeal
Sentence halved on appeal
A woman who had an affair with a Dunedin businessman and later targeted the man's wife with a barrage of emails has had her sentence almost halved.
Drink-driver claims rabbit caused crash
Drink-driver claims rabbit caused crash
A Dunedin driver more than five times over the breath-alcohol limit had an unlikely explanation for a car crash - it was because of a bunny.
Tradesman charged over alleged sex attack
Tradesman charged over alleged sex attack
An Otago tradesman charged with sexual violation after an alleged incident at a Waihola public toilet will appear in court on Friday.
Judge not buying bunny tale
Judge not buying bunny tale
A Dunedin driver more than five times over the breath alcohol limit had an unlikely explanation for a car crash - it was because of a fluffy bunny.