Sordid letter sent to paedophile from prison
Sordid letter sent to paedophile from prison
While behind bars for an armed robbery, a Dunedin man sent a depraved letter to one of the country’s most dangerous paedophiles, a court has heard.
Rob Kidd
Convicted, to pay reparation
Convicted, to pay reparation
A Milburn man has been convicted and left on the brink of bankruptcy after a horror eight months at the end of which his business owed Inland Revenue nearly $250,000.
Guilty on sex charges
Guilty on sex charges
A Central Otago man has been found guilty of sexually abusing four young girls.
Driver to pay $7000 to pedestrian
Driver to pay $7000 to pedestrian
A motorist who ploughed into a pedestrian at traffic lights, causing her a brain injury, has been ordered to pay the victim $7000.
Thief allowed to walk sister down aisle
Sentence suspended to allow thief to walk sister down the aisle
A Balclutha man has had his sentence suspended for a short period so he can walk his sister down the aisle on her wedding day.
Woman recalls how rape of underage girl filmed
Woman recalls how rape of underage girl filmed
A woman has described to a jury her childhood ordeal of watching her friend being raped while her alleged abuser filmed it.
Jailed man 'remodelling himself'
Jailed man 'remodelling himself'
A Dunedin man with a history of domestic violence says he wants to turn his life around and help other men in his position.
Dealer wants to help raise orphaned nieces
Drug dealer wants to help raise his orphaned nieces
A drug dealer whose sister died in a car crash says he wants to get out of prison as soon as possible to help look after her orphaned daughters.
Allegedly lured girls into bed
Allegedly lured girls into bed
A central Otago man allegedly lured four young girls into his bed and sexually abused them in sequence.
Fictional president strangely familiar in this entertaining thriller
Fictional president strangely familiar in this entertaining thriller
In To Kill The President, author Sam Bourne offers a fictional leader who is strangely familiar.
Boredom led man into bootlegging
Boredom led man into bootlegging
Rob Kidd talks to Richard Gray about his bootleg booze business, his arrest and subsequent court appearance.
Man fined for selling moonshine
Man fined for selling moonshine
A man who sold home-made spirits to 15-year-old girls, landing them in hospital vomiting violently, has been fined $500.
Too drunk to receive drink-drive sentence
Too drunk to receive drink-drive sentence
A Dunedin woman due to be sentenced on her fifth drink-driving conviction this week turned up so drunk she could barely stand.
Man fined after home-brew made teen girls ill
Man fined after home-brew made teen girls ill
A man who sold home-brewed spirits to 15-year-old girls which landed them in hospital vomiting violently has been fined $500.
Computer hotshot 'injects drugs, drives'
Computer hotshot 'injects drugs, drives'
A computer hotshot hit "rock bottom" after a dangerous drugged-driving incident, a court has heard.
‘Glad’ to be caught after wild driving
‘Glad’ to be caught after wild driving
When Joshua Murray Annear, high on methamphetamine, was pulled over by police after a spell of wild driving, he said he was glad he had been caught.
Software company a sham
Software company a sham
A beneficiary from Mosgiel managed to persuade a woman he was a high-flying software developer working for Microsoft.
Jailed after confession of assault on partner
Jailed after confession of assault on partner
Despite being beaten with a metal pole, a shearer's pregnant partner wants to resume her relationship with her attacker after he is released from jail.
Home detention for sex with girl (15)
Home detention for sex with girl (15)
A Dunedin man who seduced a 15-year-old girl over the internet has narrowly avoided a prison term for sexual offending.
Pair admit kidnapping man left by rural road
Pair admit kidnapping man left by rural road
A duo has admitted kidnapping a Dunedin man and abandoning him on a rural roadside.