'Living hell' over parking
'Living hell' over parking
A government employee allegedly put a Dunedin businessman through "a living hell'' for more than two years - over a parking ticket.
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Rape silence to protect mother
Rape silence to protect mother
A teenager has told a court her stepfather raped her more than 50 times but she was too scared to tell her mum because she did not want to break her heart.
End of affair revenge claimed
End of affair revenge claimed
When a Dunedin businessman broke off his three-year affair with an Auckland woman, she allegedly took revenge by harassing the wife of her former lover.
Man jailed for assault
Man jailed for assault
A Timaru man has been sent to prison for assaulting his former partner and threatening to kill her.
Befriended man, then cheated him
Befriended man, then cheated him
It took Peter Graham Brooks nearly a year to gain the trust of his victim.
Writer jailed for assaulting, threatening woman
Writer jailed for assaulting, threatening woman
A budding Dunedin novelist will have a few weeks of solitude to work on his latest book.
Pair would be 'better off working'
Pair would be 'better off working'
Two Dunedin burglars have managed to bring shame on four families, a judge says, thanks to their double-barrelled names.
Eleven months added to offender's jail term
Eleven months added to offender's jail term
A sex offender who abused a girl for three years will have nearly a year tacked on to his jail term after stealing a car from a rugby club.
'Obsessed' woman jailed for harassment
Woman jailed for harassment
A 2am Tinder rendezvous has led to a Dunedin woman being jailed on harassment charges, a court has heard.
Metal thief fails to have convictions overturned
Metal thief fails to have convictions overturned
A thief who stole $70,000 of metal from a Central Otago company has failed to have his convictions overturned.
Rocked on to Rolleston using stolen money
Rocked on to Rolleston using stolen money
A Dunedin man took a stolen bank card on an 800km round trip for the sake of $1600, a court has heard.
Man admits molesting granddaughter
Man admits molesting granddaughter
A man who molested his granddaughter immediately offered her money to keep quiet, a court has heard.
Girl tells of repeat abuse by stepfather
Girl tells of repeat abuse by stepfather
A teenage girl has told a jury her former stepfather raped her more than 50 times and it took more than six months for her mother to believe her claims.
Violent crime pattern ends in jail term
Violent crime pattern ends in jail term
Violence "with a very strong element of home invasion'' at Alexandra, attacks on two fellow prisoners at Otago Corrections Facility, and an assault on his former partner at Port Chalmers, brought three years and seven months' jail for a man sentenced recently in the Dunedin District Court.
Fraudster stood down from student council
Fraudster stood down from student council
The Dunedin man who defrauded insurance companies of more than $300,000 to satisfy the demands of his blackmailing mistress has been stood down from the Otago Polytechnic Students' Association council after his criminal past came to light.
Japanese medical student to pay $1000 reparation
Japanese medical student to pay $1000 reparation
A Japanese medical student holidaying in New Zealand has been allowed to go home after paying $1000 reparation to a teenage driver injured in a two-vehicle crash near Henley last month.
Con man avoids jail with $20k redress
Con man avoids jail with $20k redress
A convicted con man met a judge's ultimatum to come up with $20,000 reparation for his victim by 9am yesterday in order to avoid jail.
Decision reserved in dog attack case
Decision reserved in dog attack case
''With considerable reluctance'', Judge Tony Couch reserved his decision on a dog attack case heard in the Oamaru District Court yesterday to explore the legal issues of the defence.
Woman admits assault claim lie
Woman admits assault claim lie
An Oamaru woman who accused her partner of assault admitted in court yesterday she lied in her statement to police.
Nurse ordered to pay $16,000, censured
Nurse ordered to pay $16,000, censured
A nurse who took codeine, tramadol and diazepam from Dunedin Hospital had returned to the United Kingdom and did not defend a professional misconduct charge brought before the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal.