Man found guilty of assaulting three
A jury has found an Invercargill man guilty on 15 charges of sexual assault against two teenage girls and a young woman.
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Man takes hotel to tribunal over Coke dispute
Man takes hotel to tribunal over Coke dispute
Coke No Sugar, or Coke Zero?
Man takes hotel to court over Coke dispute
Man takes hotel to court over Coke dispute
Coke No Sugar, or Coke Zero?
Early childhood reliever admits having 390 child abuse videos
Early childhood reliever admits having 390 child abuse videos
A young woman who worked in early childhood told police she has "a serious addiction to disgusting things" after she was found with nearly 400 videos containing child exploitation material.
Early childhood reliever admits possessing 390 child abuse videos
Early childhood reliever admits possessing 390 child abuse videos
A young woman who worked in early childhood told police she has "a serious addiction to disgusting things" after she was found with nearly 400 videos containing child exploitation material.
Man sentenced after showing partner noose
Man sentenced after showing partner noose
An Invercargill man produced a noose in front of his partner and child when she told him she was leaving him.
Tramper guilty of sex assaults
Tramper guilty of sex assaults
A man has been found guilty of forcefully sexually violating a woman and groping another while she slept.
Police bust ‘sophisticated’ Southland drug operation
Police bust ‘sophisticated’ Southland drug operation
Police have smashed what they describe as a significant drug operation in Southland, which snared 2kg of MDMA pressed into the shape of dining plates and more than $60,000 of cash.
Women allegedly violated during tramp
Women allegedly violated during tramp
A jury is deciding whether or not a man groped a sleeping woman and forcefully violated another while on a tramping trip.
Woman’s allegation ‘implausible’; judge throws out case
Woman’s allegation ‘implausible’; judge throws out case
A judge has called a woman’s allegation of assault against her ex-husband, amid a bitter divorce, "implausible".
Man who sold drugs to boy named
Man who sold drugs to boy named
A Queenstown tennis coach who sold cannabis to a 15-year-old boy has failed to keep his name under wraps.
Man sentenced to supervision to care for mum
Man sentenced to supervision to care for mum
An Oamaru man who fled after crashing his car into a power pole in Tarras was found injured and hypothermic six hours later.
Sentenced to supervision to care for mother
Sentenced to supervision to care for mother
An Oamaru man who fled after crashing his car into a power pole in Tarras was found injured and hypothermic six hours later.
Court hears of molestation
Court hears of molestation
A young girl told police an Invercargill man used to watch her sleep before molesting her, a court has heard.
Ex-car dealer sent explicit photos to customer
Bankrupt Chch car dealer sent excrement, genitalia photos to customer
An ex-Christchurch car dealer with a history of sending explicit photos to disgruntled customers has now been caught sending pictures of his genitalia to a woman attempting to recoup money from his company.
Company fined $48,750 for leaving cattle deep in mud
Company fined $48,750 for leaving cattle deep in mud
Hundreds of cattle were left belly-deep in mud and unsheltered in the freezing temperatures of a harsh Southland winter, a court has heard.
‘Underlying attraction’ to girls
‘Underlying attraction’ to girls
A Dunedin man with a self-confessed "underlying attraction to young females" molested a child for 30 minutes, a court has heard.
Hallucinating driver involved in another crash
Hallucinating driver involved in another crash
A hallucinating Oamaru man who caused a car crash that left his victim in an induced coma has been involved in another "alarmingly similar" incident.
Benefit fraudster gets $8K for privacy breach
Benefit fraudster gets $8K for privacy breach
A man convicted of benefit fraud has received $8000 in compensation after his privacy was breached during an investigation into his wife for similar offending.
Fraudster awarded $8K after privacy breached
Fraudster awarded $8K after privacy breached
A man convicted of benefit fraud has received $8000 in compensation after his privacy was breached during an investigation into his wife for similar offending.