Court

Two males arrested after a man died during a fight in south Auckland have had their charges upgraded from assault to manslaughter.

An Oamaru youth will stand trial in the High Court at Timaru from March 7, charged with the murder of a 16-year-old youth in Oamaru in April.

A 4-year-old boy had bruises over his buttocks and lower back after his mother's partner struck him because he stopped doing "star jumps" without permission, the Dunedin District Court was told ye

An Oamaru man who went on an angry rampage at Oamaru Hospital in May will be sentenced for that incident and on other charges when he appears again in the Oamaru District Court on September 29.

An angry patient who went on a rampage at Oamaru Hospital left a large quantity of his infectious blood splattered about walls, floors and medical equipment, the Oamaru District Court was told yest

A Northland driver convicted of his 19th drink drive offence has had his prison sentence increased from two years to two years and six months by the High Court.

Drugs worth about $35,000 were seized and two Queenstown people arrested after busts involving the armed offenders squad in the resort this week.