Pub punch left woman unable to eat
Pub punch left woman unable to eat
A woman had to consume her Christmas dinner through a straw after she was punched in the face in a pub by a man holding a glass in his hand.
Karen Pasco
U-turn crash cuts holiday short
U-turn crash cuts holiday short
An Israeli tourist has cut his holiday short after his U-turn manoeuvre resulted in a crash.
Pub punch left woman unable to eat
Pub punch left woman unable to eat
A woman had to consume her Christmas dinner through a straw after she was punched in the face in a pub by a man holding a glass in his hand.
Man charged with rape pleads not guilty
Man charged with rape pleads not guilty
A man charged with sexually violating a person in Te Anau last month entered a not-guilty plea yesterday.
Jail sentence for three-day meth-fuelled crime spree
Jail sentence for three-day meth-fuelled crime spree
A man who donned a balaclava and tomahawk to demand money from a dairy worker was on a methamphetamine-fuelled three-day crime spree, a court heard yesterday.
Invercargill ram-raider recorded crime on phone
Invercargill ram-raider recorded crime on phone
An Invercargill ram-raid which netted $9,000 of jewellery was pre-meditated but not sophisticated, a court has heard.
Guilty verdict in sexual violation trial
Guilty verdict in sexual violation trial
A man has been found guilty of assaulting a teenage girl with the intent to rape her or to get her to perform oral sex on him.
Council worker witness to alleged assault of teen
Council worker witness to alleged assault of teen
A man alleged to have assaulted a teenager was seen lurching and grabbing at the victim, a court heard yesterday.
Trial date set for man accused of baby’s murder
Trial date set for man accused of baby’s murder
A trial date has been set down for the man accused of murdering 5-month-old Hope Elizabeth McFall-Schultz.
Baby Hope killing: Trial date set
Trial date for man accused of murdering baby Hope
A trial date has been set down for the man accused of murdering Invercargill baby Hope Elizabeth McFall-Schultz.
Man asked teen for sex act, court hears
Man asked teen for sex act, court hears
A 17-year-old school girl cycling to a friend’s house was approached by a man who asked her for oral sex when she stopped to use her phone, a court has heard.
Threat to cut out partner's tongue
Threat made to cut out tongue, court hears
A man who was drunk and high on methamphetamine held a knife to his partner’s throat and told her he was going to cut her tongue out, a court has heard.
Home detention given for rural burglaries
Home detention given for rural burglaries
A woman involved in a spate of rural burglaries around Southland will now take up residence at a drug rehabilitation centre during her home detention sentence.
Women’s ribs broken in trailer blunder crash
Towball failure led to crash, women’s ribs being broken
Two women were left with broken ribs after a man forgot to install the correct towball while towing scaffolding on his trailer near Waihola.
Hospital flight for biker who tried to flee cops
Hospital chopper flight for biker who tried to flee police
A drunk motorcyclist who tried to evade police ended up in a rescue helicopter flying to Dunedin Hospital after he crashed his motorbike.
Woman avoids jail after threat to kill
Woman avoids jail after threat to kill
A woman hid in the grass as a woman threatened to kill her while holding a loaded gun, a court heard yesterday.
Man deemed not guilty by reason of insanity
Man deemed not guilty by reason of insanity
A man diagnosed with schizophrenia has been deemed not guilty by reason of insanity after he tried to set a fuel pump, car and dog alight at a petrol station.
Murder charge after victim dies of injuries
Murder charge after victim dies of injuries
A man charged with the murder of an Invercargill woman appeared in court yesterday.
Man accused of Invercargill murder appears in court
Man accused of Invercargill murder appears in court
A man who was originally charged with attempted murder appeared in the High Court at Invercargill on a murder charge today.
Caught with paua, lied to officers
Caught with paua, lied to officers
A man who took four times the legal limit of paua then gave fishery officers false information has been fined $3100.