WIN A COPY: Unsettling portrayal of nanny
Unsettling portrayal of a nanny who loses her mind
Rob Kidd reviews Lullaby by Leila Slimani. Published by Faber & Faber/Allen & Unwin.
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Epic tale of culture and coffee
Epic tale of culture and coffee
Rob Kidd reviews The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers. Published by Penguin Random House.
WIN A COPY: Ethereal storytelling, robust plot
Ethereally delicate storytelling belies a robust plot
Rob Kidd reviews Peach, by Emma Glass. Published by Bloomsbury
Death accompanies siblings through life
Death accompanies siblings through life
Rob Kidd reviews The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin. Published by Tinder Press/Hachette
'Stupid to take dog on burglary spree'
Burglar took dog on spree
Dogs: man's best friend - but not man's best accomplice when committing a burglary.
Child porn offender's attitude 'troubling': judge
Child porn offender's attitude 'troubling', judge says
A 72-year-old retiree whose email account was shut down after he downloaded child-abuse material simply set up a new one days later and continued, a court has heard.
Thefts derailed society's restoration plans
Thefts derailed society's restoration plans
Antique rail parts sold as scrap metal by a recidivist fraudster for $600 will cost a Dunedin heritage organisation more than $50,000 to replace, a court has heard.
Killer had history of violence
Killer had history of violence
A Dunedin man found guilty of manslaughter has a shocking history of violence - including stabbing his dog with hedge clippers.
Guilty of killing best friend
Dunedin man Jason Blackler guilty of killing best friend
A Dunedin man has been found guilty of killing his best friend following a boozy argument at their home.
Evidence not conclusive, defence says
Evidence not conclusive, defence says
The lawyer for a Dunedin man charged with manslaughter has slammed police for their forensic investigation of the crime scene.
Amber-Rose accused appeals name decision
Amber-Rose accused appeals name decision
The Dunedin health professional accused of murdering a 16-year-old girl will fight to keep his identity under wraps.
Accused 'convinced by friend he fatally beat man'
Accused convinced by friend he fatally beat man: defence
The only reason a Dunedin man claimed he had beaten his flatmate to death was because his friend put the idea in his head, the defence says.
Accused fights to keep suppression
Amber-Rose murder accused fights to keep suppression
The Dunedin health professional accused of murdering a 16-year-old girl has had name suppression removed by a judge, but the decision has been appealed.
Dunedin poet shortlisted for Ockhams Award
Dunedin poet shortlisted for Ockhams Award
A Dunedin poet will be among the hopefuls vying for national honours when the New Zealand book awards are announced in May.
Accused man apologised to dead friend
Accused man apologised to dead friend
After an hour's grilling by police, Jason Karl Blackler was left in an empty room and apologised more than 20 times to his dead friend.
Reading the longlist
Reading the longlist
Books editor Rob Kidd spent the past three months reading a combined 3000 pages of those considered the 10 best works of fiction in New Zealand last year.
Testimony on blood in house heard
Testimony on blood in house heard
Beside Alan James Fahey’s lifeless body were bloody footprints; there was blood in the bathroom too, suggesting someone had washed themselves.
Half century of helping folk face court cases
Half century of helping folk face court cases
Fifty years ago, lawyer David More posed on the steps of the Dunedin courthouse for a photo after being admitted to the bar.
Court told six blows struck
Court told six blows struck
The pathologist in a Dunedin manslaughter trial says the victim was struck six times before his death and may have been strangled.
Road rage incident leaves mother aghast
Road rage incident leaves mother aghast
A mother, on the school run with her 18-month-old daughter, was left stunned when an impatient motorist tail-gated her then tried to punch her when she pulled over.