Judge: new QC embodies bravery
Judge: new QC embodies bravery
Dunedin's legal elite has embraced its newest member.
Rob Kidd
Killer looks set to get transfer for PhD
Killer looks set to get transfer for PhD
A man jailed for more than 17 years for a murder in Milton looks set for a prison transfer to help him study for his PhD.
Tourist to face family of killed crash victim
Tourist to face family of killed crash victim
A kindergarten teacher from Austria who caused a fatal crash will face the family of the man she killed.
Visitor’s bid to be allowed to go home fails
Visitor’s bid to be allowed to go home fails
A Frenchman who took violent revenge against a drug dealer who ripped him off has asked the court to cut his sentence short.
Man given home detention, added to sex offenders’ register
Man given home detention, added to sex offenders’ register
A Mosgiel man who believed he was sexually grooming a 14-year-old girl online has been sentenced to five months’ home detention.
Student sings his way out of drink-drive conviction
Student sings his way out of drink-drive conviction
A teenaged drink-driver has avoided conviction after striking the right chord with a judge.
Man caught grooming '14-year-old' in sting gets home detention
Man caught grooming '14-year-old' in sting gets home detention
A Mosgiel man who believed he was sexually grooming a 14-year-old girl online has been sentenced to five months’ home detention. The offending came just after he was acquitted of rape.
Teen strikes right note, gets off drink-drive charge
Teen strikes right note, gets off drink-drive charge
Rather than sitting in the dock listening to a lecture from a judge, a Dunedin student sat in court this morning while a song he composed rang out.
Meth ring busted after shotgun threat
Meth ring busted after shotgun threat
A dispute in Caversham in which a man was threatened with a loaded shotgun has led to police busting a meth ring and two women being locked up.
Recidivist offender back behind bars
Recidivist offender back behind bars
Two months after being released on parole, Shelley Lee Williams went on a drunken Dunedin crime spree that involved shoplifting, a racist rant, wild driving and squeezing a police officer's genitals.
Being left at petrol station turned into burglary spree
Being left at petrol station turned into burglary spree
Most petrol-station break-ins are smash and grab; time is of the essence. Not so in South Otago.
With no need for deliberation, woman cleared of arson
With no need for deliberation, woman cleared of arson
A woman accused of trying to burn down a central Dunedin hotel has been cleared without the jury even needing to deliberate.
Fatal crash discharge bid indicated
Fatal crash discharge bid indicated
A kindergarten teacher from Austria who admitted responsibility for a crash that killed a motorcyclist at Moeraki may apply to avoid conviction, a court has heard.
Community work sentence from 2017 still not done
Community work sentence from 2017 still not done
There's slow, and then there's Judge Nikora.
Horror crash: judge draws attention to drug-driving
Horror crash: judge draws attention to drug-driving
A woman who smashed her head open and seriously injured two friends while high on ecstasy showed the dangers of driving while under the influence of drugs, a judge says.
Driver killed sheep, smashed structures
Driver killed sheep, smashed structures
The actions of a man whose maniacal driving left a trail of destruction — including two dead sheep — in his wake have left a judge dumbfounded.
Motorcyclist will defend driving charge
Motorcyclist will defend driving charge
A motorcyclist allegedly clocked at 236kmh has pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving, and has been barred from being on the road until his case is decided.
Motorcyclist in court over 'remarkably stupid speed'
Motorcyclist in court over 'remarkably stupid speed'
A motorcyclist allegedly clocked at 236kmh has pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving and has been barred from being on the road until his case is decided.
'Defies belief': Judge dumbfounded by maniacal driver
'Defies belief': Judge dumbfounded by maniacal driver
A maniacal driver who left a trail of destruction in his wake, including two dead sheep, has left a judge dumbfounded.
Pair killed in Makarora crash named in court
Pair killed in Makarora crash named in court
A fruit picker who allegedly caused a crash which left two people dead will appear in court next month.