89-year-old jailed on sex charges
89-year-old jailed on sex charges
An 89-year-old Cromwell man has been jailed for sexually molesting two young girls in the 1970s and 1990s.
Timothy Brown
Woman on morphine charges
Woman on morphine charges
A Dunedin woman has pleaded not guilty to injecting morphine into a 39-year-old Dunedin man earlier this year.
First time lucky for budding fisherman
First time lucky for budding fisherman
Every fisherman has a tale about the big one that got away.
Men 'very lucky' to survive capsizing
Men 'very lucky' to survive capsizing
Four Queenstown men are lucky to be alive after their kayaks overturned and they were swept out to sea off Warrington in tidal currents on Saturday night.
Youth in cells as home idle
Youth in cells as home idle
A Dunedin youth advocate has hit out at CYF after young offenders have been forced to spend time in police cells or been transferred to residences as far away as Auckland while Dunedin’s Will St home sits idle.
Pacific contest win delights chefs
Pacific contest win delights chefs
The captain of a team of three Dunedin chefs says he hasn’t stopped smiling since finding out the trio won the "Battle of the Pacific" culinary competition at Australia’s premier food trade...
‘Gobsmacked’ after officer cleared
‘Gobsmacked’ after officer cleared
Police have cleared a Dunedin officer of any wrongdoing in relation to an allegation she assaulted her son.
ORC’s decision to appeal mystifies developer
ORC’s decision to appeal mystifies developer
The Otago Regional Council has appealed the decision to allow a developer to build two units on the site of an uninhabitable flood-damaged South Dunedin house.
Parole declined for woman
Parole declined for woman
The blackmailing mistress of a Dunedin financial fraudster will remain behind bars after the New Zealand Parole Board found she remains an undue risk to the community.
Man charged with stealing from vehicles
Man charged with stealing from vehicles
A Port Chalmers man has been charged with thefts from cars at tourist hotspots around Dunedin.
Rich-lister's son apologises
Rich-lister's son apologises
The rich-lister's son who punched a female police officer unconscious has today apologised for his "bad decision in the heat of the moment".
Long and winding road to sentencing
Long and winding road to sentencing
The criminal charges faced by Nikolas James Posa Delegat, the son of a wine magnate rich-lister, have attracted much attention since they first came to light following a late-night attack on a...
Charges over offer to help
Charges over offer to help
A Dunedin "con man" has been charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice, after claiming in court he represented an equestrian firm willing to pay the reparation and fines of a Cromwell burglar.
Drug fear after nitric acid stolen
Drug fear after nitric acid stolen
A horticultural business owner who had 80 litres of nitric acid stolen during a burglary fears what could happen with the "incredibly dangerous" corrosive substance.
Fears for daughter after 'brutal' assault
Mother has fears for safety of daughter
A Dunedin mother fears for her daughter's safety after she was knocked unconscious by the same teenager in two assaults in as many months.
Haunted by final moments
Haunted by final moments
The grief-stricken partner of a Dunedin man killed in a car crash near Shag Point told the tourist responsible for the man's death that he has stolen her future.
Too injured to face court
Laxon too injured by police dog to appear
The man at the centre of high-speed police chase and an almost four-month-long manhunt is unable to appear in court because of injuries he received from a police dog.
Ecstasy 'thrown in for nothing'
Ecstasy 'thrown in for nothing'
A Dunedin man has denied importing ecstasy, claiming he instead ordered LSD online.
Murderer 'focused on getting out'
Trounson 'focused on getting out of the prison and remaining out'
Murderer George Charles Trounson did not seek parole when he appeared before the New Zealand Parole Board last month.
Child injured by cow
Child injured by cow
A toddler was taken to hospital on Saturday after being injured by a cow in West Otago.