Court

A movie buff was arrested and charged with theft after he was allegedly spotted taking DVDs from a Dunedin shop yesterday.

Aisea Hopoate Havea (21) was sentenced to 300 hours' community work when he appeared before Judge John Macdonald in the Oamaru District Court on Wednesday, on a charge of sexual connection with a 1

A young Glenavy man who injured an Oamaru police officer, in what was described by Judge John Macdonald as a cowardly attack, has been jailed for two years and two months.

There was no option but to impose imprisonment on a young man who appeared for sentence in the Oamaru District Court yesterday on his 10th conviction for driving while disqualified, Judge John Macd

An HIV-positive taxi driver who was jailed last year for raping an 18-year-old passenger has had his appeal against conviction rejected.

A Black Power Mangu Kaha gang member charged in relation to the drive-by shooting of a car in Pine Hill late on Friday, did not seek bail when brought before the Dunedin District Court yesterday.

Police say they are pleased a jury today found Eric Smail guilty of the murder of his tetraplegic friend Keith McCormick.