Assault, fight, on Dunedin streets
An 18-year-old woman was knocked unconscious in an incident yesterday.
Court
Man in court after two dead in Hokitika
A 41-year-old man was granted name suppression when he made a brief appearance in Greymouth District Court this morning charged with murdering an elderly Hokitika man.
Escapee deemed dangerous
Two charged over tractor
Two Wanaka men, arrested after an alleged joyride on a tractor yesterday morning, will face several charges in the Queenstown District Court next week.
Man wanted on fraud counts turns himself in
A man wanted all over the country on fraud charges handed himself in to Dunedin police yesterday.
Judge wants tougher penalties as gecko smugglers jailed
Two foreign visitors who tried to smuggle protected geckos out of the country have been jailed for 18 weeks each.
Stabbing accused remanded in custody
A 24-year-old woman appeared in court today charged with common assault in connection with a fatal stabbing in the upmarket Auckland suburb of Remuera on Friday night.
Alcohol-related crime concerns
Poilce in Cromwell are highlighting problems associated with alcohol abuse, following several incidents involving intoxicated people in the town.
Judge declines discharge in drug case
A South African man facing a drug charge was declined an application for discharge without conviction by Judge Paul Kellar in Queenstown District Court yesterday.
Man found guilty of cannabis dealing
A Dunedin District Court jury took about three hours yesterday to decide a man found with 109g of dried cannabis in his house last July was a drug dealer.