Doctor used false names to feed drug addiction
A doctor living in Dunedin has been censured after prescribing Class C drugs, using false names and details, to feed her opiate addiction.
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Accused cop breaks down in court
A community constable accused of indecently assaulting five teenage girls has broken down in tears while giving evidence in his own defence.
Victim's mother 'relieved' parole denied
Charge of vehicle theft
A Christchurch man is facing multiple charges following an early morning car theft which resulted in a crash yesterday.
Jail for 21 years of 'horrendous' offending
"Horrendous" is how a judge has described Jim Wilson's 21 years of sexual offending against a female victim, starting when she was four years old.
Owner pleads guilty over dog attack
The owner of two rottweilers which mauled an 8-year-old Christchurch boy has pleaded guilty.
Tourist admits careless driving charge after injuring two in SH6 crash
A foreign tourist's instinctive reaction to swerve to the right when faced with an oncoming car resulted in serious injury to his wife and the woman driving the other vehicle, the Dunedin District
Mother attacks 6-year-old
A 40-year-old Dunedin woman slapped, punched and kicked her 6-year-old daughter in the head because the girl had cut her clothes, the Dunedin District Court heard yesterday.
'Predator' jailed for grooming and abuse
Man jailed for stabbing attack on dog he loved
A Dunedin man who stabbed his mastiff-cross dog with hedge clippers has been jailed for just over a year and banned from owning another dog.