Community magistrate resigns
Community magistrate resigns
One of the two community magistrates serving the South Island’s courts has resigned.
Rob Kidd
Momona murder accused released on bail
Momona murder accused released on bail
A 20-year-old man accused of a fatal stabbing in Momona has been released on bail.
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Ranked chess player made illicit sex tape
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Ranked chess player made illicit sex tape
A nationally-ranked Dunedin chess player secretly filmed himself having sex with a woman, a court has heard.
Appeal denied for top shearer on assault charge
Appeal denied for top shearer on assault charge
An award-winning shearer who beat up a courtesy van driver will remain on home detention after his appeal was rejected.
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Triple daily paua limit
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Triple daily paua limit
A Balclutha man has been stripped of his new diving gear after he was caught with more than triple the daily paua limit.
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Year-long driving ban after collision narrowly missed
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Year-long driving ban after collision narrowly missed
A Balclutha man who was caught on dashcam narrowly avoiding a head-on collision has been banned from driving for a year.
Miscarriage of justice bid rejected
Miscarriage of justice bid rejected
A prisoner who violated his cellmate has had his arguments over a supposed miscarriage of justice dismissed.
Man fined for hurling sticks
Man fined for hurling sticks
A Dunedin man who threw sticks at a pair of sunbathing teenage girls has been fined.
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Prison sentence reduced due to defendant’s ADHD
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Prison sentence reduced due to defendant’s ADHD
A Dunedin man found with 11,000 child-sex-abuse files has had time knocked off his jail sentence because he may struggle living behind bars.
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Mosgiel man owns up to two robberies
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Mosgiel man owns up to two robberies
A Mosgiel man has admitted committing two armed robberies in a fortnight, including the hold-up at Crofters Bar.
Candidate's appeal against assault conviction fails
Candidate's appeal against assault conviction fails
A failed Waitaki mayoral candidate has had a similar lack of success in appealing an assault conviction for pushing a bailiff.
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Jail for ‘incredibly violent and vile offending’
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Jail for ‘incredibly violent and vile offending’
A Dunedin man stomped his partner’s cat to death then gave the woman a beating two months later, a court has heard.
Horrific scenes of animal neglect
Animal neglect brings five-year ban
An Otago dairy farmer has been stung with a bill for more than $26,000 after severe animal neglect left dead cows across her property.
Woman banned from stock ownership
Woman banned from stock ownership
An Otago woman who left thirsty and starving cattle to die on her farm was "negligent beyond comprehension", a vet says.
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Gang boss faces fraud charges over fake motorbike licence
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Gang boss faces fraud charges over fake motorbike licence
A Dunedin gang boss has been found guilty of involvement in a shonky motorcycle licensing scheme.
Temuka cannabis grower free after appeal decision
Temuka cannabis grower free after appeal decision
A man behind a highly sophisticated South Canterbury cannabis cultivation of nearly 1000 plants has had two years slashed off his sentence.
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Another year in prison, specialist rehabilitation for sex offender
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Another year in prison, specialist rehabilitation for sex offender
A violent sex offender will remain behind bars for at least another year so he can undergo specialist rehabilitation.
Cannabis grower free after appeal decision
Cannabis grower free after appeal decision
A man behind a highly sophisticated cannabis cultivation of nearly 1000 plants has had two years slashed off his sentence.
Vicious attack with rolling pin and knife
Vicious attack with rolling pin and knife
A shearer who was banned from contacting his ex-partner drove 60km to viciously beat her with a rolling pin until it broke, a court has heard.
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New explanation for 18-year-old's murder
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New explanation offered for 2008 murder of 18-year-old
A South Otago man who stabbed a teen to death has given a new explanation for the murder.