Man fined over booze-fuelled, lockdown-breaching crash
Man fined over booze-fuelled, lockdown-breaching crash
A Dunedin man who breached lockdown when he “got pissed tried driving home and f..... up” has a $3200 bill to pay.
Rob Kidd
Burglaries violated retirees’ ‘sense of security’: judge
Burglaries violated retirees’ ‘sense of security’: judge
A Mosgiel man repeatedly targeted the residents of a retirement village during a three-week crime spree, a court has heard.
Med school rejection woes taken to court
Med school rejection woes taken to court
A woman declined entry to the University of Otago’s medical school four times has taken her complaint to court.
Signs at crash site finally fixed
Signs at crash site finally fixed
The undersized stop signs by the intersection of a double-fatal crash in Outram have finally been replaced — more than two years after the tragedy.
Dunedin woman avoids jail over honey trap
Dunedin woman avoids jail over honey trap
A Dunedin woman who orchestrated a honey trap to rob a recently bereaved widower has avoided a prison term.
Man who beat partner has sentence appeal dismissed
Man who beat partner has sentence appeal dismissed
A man who repeatedly beat his partner, leaving her with 50 bruises, has had his appeal for a shorter sentence dismissed.
Cannabis grower seeks home detention
Cannabis grower seeks home detention
A drug grower with a "sophisticated" set-up, a sawn-off shotgun and a crop worth nearly $50,000 claims he should have been sentenced to home detention.
Illegal sacking brings $40K bill
Illegal sacking brings $40K bill
An Invercargill accounting firm has been slapped with a $40,000 bill after it illegally sacked a woman on the eve of the first nationwide lockdown.
Deportation likely after woman filmed in toilet stall
Deportation likely after woman filmed in toilet stall
A man who surreptitiously filmed a woman in a public toilet will likely be deported after being convicted, a court has heard.
Poisoner finding Crown appeal ‘difficult’
Poisoner finding Crown appeal ‘difficult’
A North Otago woman who poisoned her child while he was in hospital may yet be locked up, after the Crown appealed her sentence.
Driver who attacked police 'ashamed and disgusted'
Driver who attacked police 'ashamed and disgusted'
A drink-driver in an unsafe vehicle kicked and spat at officers then damaged a police car after being arrested, a court has heard.
Cricket match attacker to be resentenced over anxiety
Cricket match attacker to be resentenced over anxiety
A social cricketer who attacked two opponents says he cannot do his community work because of his anxiety.
Family upset stop signs still undersize
Family upset stop signs still undersize
Undersized stop signs at the site of a double-fatal crash will not be replaced yet, the Dunedin City Council says.
'He is a swindler': Seasoned conman jailed
'He is a swindler': Seasoned conman jailed
A seasoned conman whose $65,000 trail of lies stretches back to 2018 has been locked up for three years, seven months.
'He’s told so many lies': Conman imprisoned over scams
'He’s told so many lies': Conman imprisoned over scams
A seasoned conman whose $65,000 trail of lies stretches back to 2018 has been locked up for three years seven months.
Driving charges against rugby player dismissed
Driving charges against rugby player dismissed
An Otago rugby player has been cleared after being found asleep at the wheel of his ute, crashed into a parking meter.
Efforts to reform noted by court
Efforts to reform noted by court
Late-night diners at a Dunedin fast-food restaurant were served with an unwelcome side recently, a court has heard.
Cricketer banned for 3½ years for assaults
Cricketer banned for 3½ years for assaults
A Dunedin cricketer who assaulted two opponents has been banned from taking the field for three and a-half years.
Stand-up impressionist fined for drink-driving
Stand-up impressionist fined for drink-driving
It was no joke.
Sex offender jailed for loitering around playgrounds
Sex offender jailed for loitering around playgrounds
A man who raped a teenage girl in her own bed is back behind bars after loitering around playgrounds.