One of the women sentenced over a large-scale drug trafficking operation will serve the first part of her sentence at a Christchurch rehabilitation programme.
A woman who took a panelbeater’s loan car for a spin after a massive drinking binge was found by police asleep at the wheel of the car which had one of the tyres blown out.
A serial swindler who ripped off dozens of people over more than two years, telling some to bill "Canterbury Handyman Services", has claimed he deserves a lighter sentence.
A Dunedin businessman was ordered to pay nearly $400k in penalties and wage arrears for the exploitation of ex-staff members, but after almost four months they are still waiting for the bulk of the cash. Rob Kidd reports.