Home detention for ticket fraud, drink-driving
Home detention for ticket fraud, drink-driving
Online punters were desperate to get their hands on summer concert tickets and Benjamin Caleb Flesher was happy to take their money.
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Four years’ jail for robberies, intimidation, drugs
Four years’ jail for robberies, intimidation, drugs
A man has been jailed for more than four years for a slew of crimes including standover tactics, wild driving and drug possession.
Home detention for stealing $23K from 94-year-old
Home detention for stealing $23K from 94-year-old
A Dunedin woman who swindled a 94-year-old woman out of more than $23,000 has avoided imprisonment ''by the finest of margins''.
Appeal against sex-crime convictions fails
Appeal against sex-crime convictions fails
A Dunedin man jailed for 15 years for sexually abusing his stepdaughter has failed to have his convictions overturned.
Caregiver who swindled 94-year-old named
Caregiver who swindled 94-year-old named
A Dunedin woman who swindled a 94-year-old woman out of more than $23,000 has avoided imprisonment “by the finest of margins”.
Assault left victim in vegetative state
Assault left victim in vegetative state
As the man he punched lay on the petrol station forecourt bleeding from his ears, John-Boy Rakete poured a can of drink over him.
School given assurances over offender
School given assurances over offender
A Mosgiel principal says he is concerned a registered sex offender is serving home detention near his primary school.
Brazilian jailed for ripping off gay dating app victims deported
Brazilian jailed for ripping off gay dating app victims deported
A Brazilian man who ripped off his victims through a gay dating app has finally been deported after a torrid stay behind bars.
Man accused of stabbing horse denied bail; name still suppressed
Man accused of stabbing horse denied bail; name still suppressed
A man accused of stabbing a miniature horse 41 times has been refused bail but his identity remains under wraps.
Back in prison after 'complete turnaround'
Back in prison after 'complete turnaround'
A man who organised a violent armed robbery has breached his parole despite having "a complete turnaround" while behind bars.
Detention address metres from school
Detention address metres from school
A man who amassed more than 1000 child-pornography files over six years will serve 10 months' home detention just metres from a Mosgiel primary school.
No bail for horse stabbing accused
No bail for horse stabbing accused
A man accused of stabbing a miniature horse 41 times has been refused bail.
Jail, large fine for meth crash driver
Jail, large fine for meth crash driver
A meth-fuelled driver who hit his victim head-on, sent the man on a ''journey through hell'', a court has heard.
Pair convicted after sex session with teen
Pair convicted after sex session with teen
Two Dunedin men have been convicted after they teamed up to sexually abuse a teenage girl after a night of drinking.
Imported ecstasy via dark web
Imported ecstasy via dark web
A former gang associate imported up to $13,000 of ecstasy in three months through the dark web, a court has heard.
Top wrestler avoids jail for assault
Top wrestler avoids jail for assault
A former national wrestling star with a penchant for drunken violence has chalked up two more convictions.
Two firearms burglars granted parole
Two firearms burglars granted parole
Two men who stole an arsenal of weapons from a Dunedin gun club member have been granted parole halfway through their respective prison terms.
Monitored sex offender jailed for internet breach
Monitored sex offender jailed for internet breach
A high-risk sex offender - while under the intensive scrutiny of Corrections - used a phone to access Tinder, despite being banned from internet use.
One man’s epic battle against internet vilification
One man’s epic battle against internet vilification
Rob Kidd reviews the 'horrifying and spell-binding' account of one man's battle against internet vilification.
Sex, stabbing attack man makes progress
Sex, stabbing attack man makes progress
A man who knocked on a stranger's door before groping her and stabbing her in the neck is making "considerable progress" behind bars.