Erin Cox

A Dunedin driver who crashed into a motorcyclist at a suburban intersection "panicked" and fled, a court has heard.

A Dunedin man deliberately rammed another vehicle while his 2-year-old child was a passenger, a court has heard.

A Dunedin woman who described herself as a "kleptomaniac" knew she would be arrested after racking up nearly $10,000 worth of thefts in two months.

A Dunedin man who claimed to have been stabbed outside his home has been convicted of lying to police.

A Dunedin man who groped a woman on her way home from the gym has been found guilty of indecent assault.

A Dunedin woman who described herself as a “kleptomaniac” knew she would be arrested after racking up nearly $10,000 worth of thefts in two months.

A recidivist violent offender who punched his pregnant partner and treated her in a "degrading, disgusting, controlling fashion" has been given one last chance by a judge.

An Oamaru thief who attempted a getaway on a stolen quadbike collided with the owners who were in pursuit.

A Dunedin man lashed out at police officers and a Good Samaritan as they attempted to stop him from jumping into traffic on a highway south of the city.

A single father who crashed into a power pole causing more than $50,000 worth of damage was found to be under the influence of a cocktail of drugs.

A Dunedin man claims he was in the "wrong place at the wrong time" after an attempted home invasion ended with him being confronted with a baseball bat.

A judge condemned a Dunedin man for his "demoralising, humiliating and debilitating" treatment of a young woman after he left her fearing for her life.

A judge says he is exceptionally impressed with a Dunedin man’s realisation that "methamphetamine is a demon" after being jailed for abusing his partner and his dog.

An Oamaru man who instructed his girlfriend to dig her own grave with a pitchfork is determined to get his life back after "falling down the rabbit hole of methamphetamine".

A Dunedin driver who confessed to drinking a litre of vodka a day had her keys confiscated by a worried member of the public, a court has heard.

A Dunedin drink-driver has claimed the alcohol interlock in his vehicle system malfunctions because of spicy food.

An Oamaru woman recovering from surgery in her home awoke to find a man kissing her stomach and attempting to fondle her.

An Oamaru drink-driver who was more than five times the legal limit took out two fences on both sides of the same road.

A judge says a Dunedin man may "need to get some help" after he was caught masturbating in The Warehouse car park.