Court

A German tourist accused of trying to kill his girlfriend has had charges against him downgraded.

A Wanaka chef who was jailed for more than a decade after he stomped on a man's head more than 20 times has failed to have his sentence cut.

A government employee allegedly put a Dunedin businessman through "a living hell'' for more than two years - over a parking ticket.

A voyeuristic  Dunedin paedophile who preyed on the children of vulnerable single mothers has been jailed for more than six years.

A teenager has escaped jail for his role in an aggravated robbery after his willingness to turn on his friends and testify against them brought forth a guilty plea from one of the men.

A Mosgiel man has been found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting his stepdaughters for almost a decade.

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.

A Timaru man has been sent to prison for assaulting his former partner and threatening to kill her.

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.