Dixon faked symptoms - psychiatrist
Antonie Dixon
Court
Four in Aust court over NZer's violent death
Four people appeared in a Perth, West Australia, court today charged over the death last November of a Turangi teenager, following a brawl between Maori and Aborigines.
Family outings spent burgling homes
Family outings for a Taupo couple were spent breaking into houses where nobody was home.
Drink-driver shouldn't drive again - judge
A Tauranga woman caught driving with a reading of 1154 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath had "a very poor record indeed", stretching back over 20 years and should not drive again, a judge s
Men in court on assault, robbery charges
Four men, each facing 11 charges relating to a crime spree in central Wellington on Thursday and Friday nights, appeared in Wellington District Court today.
Caterer fiddled employer out of $78,000
A catering company worker has admitted fiddling his employer of $78,817 and then wiping the details of his dishonest dealings off the firm's computer.
Dixon emotional as details of troubled life heard
Murder accused Antonie Dixon's visions of chuckling and dancing goblins were not due to psychotic illness and were probably fabricated, a psychiatrist has told the High Court in Auckland.
Crown says Dixon left instructions on what to say
Murder accused Antonie Dixon wrote instructions for one of the women he attacked with a samurai sword outlining what she should say when questioned by police.
Former orchestra director tries to have sentence reduced
The former musical director of Nelson's Symphony Orchestra made a High Court plea yesterday to have his four-year fraud sentence reduced.
Woman charged with taping resident's mouth bailed
A woman charged in connection with the taping of an elderly rest home resident's mouth was granted interim name suppression when she appeared in Auckland District Court today.