Rob Kidd

A Dunedin builder serving a term of nearly 15 years' jail for sexually abusing his stepdaughter wants his convictions quashed.

A man who performed a pants-down haka in the middle of a Dunedin street - "whilst his genitalia swung freely'' - has been ordered to undertake a year of counselling.

A man who supplied a rifle which was used in the murder of a Greymouth mother claims he should have received a reduced sentence for his remorse.

Home with four children, Che Jerimia Eltringham sat beside a 10-year-old, waved a knife at his neck and asked ''which one is first?''

A woman who was behind bars with two of her four children has been released with two years of her sentence still to run.

A Dunedin man who beat up his friend and left him for dead has sought a reduced sentence - to the disgust of the victim's family.

A former national leader in the anti-drink-driving movement has been caught drink-driving.

A man who repeatedly assaulted his partner over the course of a year has been jailed for two years.

A disgruntled prisoner set fire to his cell because he was angry at being transferred to Otago, a court has heard.

Despite spending more than three years in prison, a violent offender shows no empathy for his victims, a report says.

A dairy farmer would tie cows up by their tails, a court has heard, and when the beasts bolted it ripped the ends off.

The trial for a man accused of stabbing to death an 11-month-old sea lion has been abandoned.

The Dunedin trial for a man accused of stabbing to death an 11-month-old sea lion has been abandoned.

A man who assaulted a Corrections officer and a fellow inmate is part of a growing trend of prison violence, a judge has said.

A Gore man who threatened to kill his partner while she held their newborn baby has avoided a term of imprisonment.

A scientist says the sea lion at the centre of a jury trial was stabbed while it was alive and would have most likely bled to death.

Dunedin police are warning students to lock their doors after a man was seen repeatedly creeping into a student flat during the day.

A Dunedin woman who ripped off a 94-year-old for more than $23,000 has sold her house to repay the victim.

A Dunedin woman who ripped off a 94-year-old for more than $23,000 after striking up a relationship as an informal care-giver has sold her house to repay the victim.

A Dunedin criminal who turned his life around to become a respected drug-and-alcohol counsellor has come full circle.