Parking warden assaulted over ticket Parking warden assaulted over ticket After receiving a ticket, a Dunedin man abused a parking warden and then tried to shoulder charge him off his scooter, a court has heard.
Woman bites cop after stereo seized Rage after stereo seized A Mosgiel woman went berserk when noise control staff turned up to her home to confiscate a stereo, a court has heard.
How jilted husband plotted his revenge Meticulously planned to kill Within days of discovering his wife was leaving him, an Invercargill police officer was searching rifles for sale online.
Cop admits killing wife Invercargill cop admits killing wife An Invercargill police officer has pleaded guilty to murdering his wife and the attempted murder of another man.
Four years' jail for abuse of daughter Four years' jail for abuse of daughter A Dunedin man who sexually abused his daughter and tortured her when she did not comply with his twisted demands has been jailed for four years.
Meth user on crime binge Meth user on crime binge A Nelson woman whose methamphetamine-fuelled crime spree took her south to Dunedin has been jailed for two years.
Rape charge arrest on cruise ship at port Rape charge arrest on cruise ship at port A man arrested on a cruise ship at Port Chalmers over alleged sexual abuse will appear in court on Friday.
'Deadly risk' driver vies to have term cut 'Deadly risk' driver vies to have term cut A 10-time drink-driver has been labelled ``a deadly risk on the road'' during a bid to have his jail term cut.
Resident woken by stranger seeking sleep Resident woken by stranger seeking sleep If Goldilocks had been drinking beer rather than eating porridge it might have played out something like this.
Appeal to alter jail term dismissed Appeal to alter jail term to home detention is dismissed A man who terrorised his former boss over a wage dispute has failed to have a jail term converted to home detention.
Repeat drink-driver ‘On the cusp of imprisonment' ‘On the cusp of imprisonment’ after fourth drink-driving offence When Ioane Nofoaiga realised he was too drunk to drive, he stopped the car and fell asleep with the engine running.
Appeals on drink-driving conviction fail Appeals on drink-driving conviction fail It was third time unlucky for a Queenstown chef who failed to convince the Court of Appeal his drink-driving conviction was a miscarriage of justice.
Mashed potato thrown in 'nasty' assault Mashed potato thrown in 'nasty' assault A Dunedin man who threw a plate of mashed potato at his former partner’s head has been ordered to undertake counselling.
Gambler offered ‘last opportunity’ by judge Gambler offered ‘last opportunity’ by judge Having blown her family’s funds on gambling, a desperate Victoria Lee Cassidy advertised electronics, furniture and whiteware online.
Not so thrilling Not so thrilling What do you call a psychological thriller without the psychology or the thrills?
Court upholds social worker's sex abuse conviction Court upholds social worker's sex abuse conviction A former Dunedin social worker who sexually abused girls in his care during the 1980s has failed to have his convictions quashed.
Community detention for drink-driver Community detention for drink-driver A Dunedin mechanic involved in an alcohol-fuelled hit and run removed his registration plates and left his wrecked vehicle, a court heard.
Man's repeated violent attacks bring nine-month jail sentence Man's repeated violent attacks bring nine-month jail sentence A Mosgiel man who committed ''repeated acts of violence'' has been jailed for nine months.
Teen posts friend's medical info with a LOL Teen posts friend's medical info with a LOL A woman who posted someone's confidential medical information on Instagram accompanied the photo with a single comment: ''LOL''
Drunk driver wrestled Good Samaritan Drunk driver wrestled Good Samaritan A driver who got his car stuck in mud was so drunk he wrestled a Good Samaritan to the ground when she rang for help, a court has heard.