Sex offender's attempt to overturn sentence fails
Sex offender's attempt to overturn sentence fails
A predatory sex offender who tried to drag a Dunedin woman off the street into a van has failed to have an indefinite prison term lifted.
Rob Kidd
It got weirder: Druggy spooked during impromptu nap
It got weirder: Druggy spooked during impromptu nap
Like many people, Michael James McArley was asleep in the early hours of July 9 last year.
Man 'loses plot' over broken wing mirror, threatens to kill
Man 'loses plot' over broken wing mirror, threatens to kill
A Dunedin man ''lost the plot'' after he found someone had damaged his car, a court has heard.
Dangerous sex offender's appeal fails
Dangerous sex offender's appeal fails
A dangerous sex offender who tried to drag a Dunedin woman off the street into a van has failed to have an indefinite prison term lifted.
'Savage' eye-gouging in Dunedin bar brings jail
'Savage' eye-gouging in Dunedin bar brings jail
A man who gouged the eye of a bar manager following a dance-floor fracas has been jailed for 10 months.
Mother punches daughter 'hard' after drinking 18 RTDs
Mother punches daughter 'hard' after drinking 18 RTDs
A Mosgiel mother who consumed 18 RTDs and punched her daughter repeatedly told police after the attack: ``I went f***ing hard.''
Tight debut boils down life’s travails in Singapore
Tight debut boils down life’s travails in Singapore
Rob Kidd reviews Ponti by Sharlene Teo. Published by Macmillan.
Receiving award 'overwhelming'
Receiving award 'overwhelming'
When a drama tutor was presented with a national award for her work at the Otago Corrections Facility her acting skills abandoned her.
Violent offender 'doesn't like to be told what to do'
Violent offender 'doesn't like to be told what to do'
An Otago inmate responsible for a string of violent outbursts against people in authority has struck again.
Crime came up to counter at cop shop
Crime came up to counter at cop shop
Police usually have to leave the office to find offenders but occasionally the crime comes to them.
Dunedin man not guilty on multiple sex charges
Dunedin man not guilty on multiple sex charges
A Dunedin man has been cleared of a slew of sexual allegations which would have put him in prison for at least a decade, had he been convicted.
Tasered man still managed to bite officer
Tasered man still managed to bite officer
A Mosgiel man who bit a police officer after being tasered twice has been jailed for two and a-half years.
Journey brings poignant realisations
Journey brings poignant realisations
Rob Kidd reviews Jesse Ball's Census, published by Text Publishing.
Former teacher convicted of second historic sex offence
Former teacher convicted of second historic sex offence
A former Dunedin teacher has admitted molesting a schoolboy several times while watching basketball in the late 1990s.
Peacemaker claims rejected by judge
Peacemaker claims rejected by judge
A teenager involved in a boozy pack attack on a Wanaka tourist has had claims he was a peacemaker rubbished by a judge.
Drink-driver’s arrogance ‘astounding’: judge
Drink-driver’s arrogance ‘astounding’: judge
A Milton drink-driver downed a large volume of water in a bid to beat the breath test then bragged to a mate his failed result "wasn’t that bad".
Mother’s Day gift dash ends in conviction
Mother’s Day gift dash ends in conviction
A last-minute dash to get a Mother’s Day gift has had severe consequences for a Dunedin man.
Former teacher admits indecent assault on boy
Former teacher admits indecent assault on boy
A former Dunedin teacher has admitted molesting a schoolboy several times while watching basketball in the late 1990s.
Second teen sentenced for Puzzling World pack attack
Second teen sentenced for Puzzling World pack attack
A teenager involved in the boozy pack attack of an Australian man at a Wanaka tourist attraction has been sentenced to home detention.
Drug dealer wins appeal, less jail time
Drug dealer wins appeal, less jail time
A multiple-sclerosis sufferer and recidivist drug dealer has had five months shaved off a recently-imposed prison term after a successful appeal.