Man threatened woman with airgun before biting neighbour
A Hampden man involved in a car crash pointed an imitation firearm at a woman from whom he sought help, before biting one of her neighbours.
Felicity Dear
'Firearms enthusiast' who printed 3-D guns wants out of jail
'Firearms enthusiast' who printed 3-D guns wants out of jail
A ‘‘firearms enthusiast’’ sent to prison for his ‘‘hobby’’ of 3-D printing guns in his sleepout is hoping to be sent home.
Tramper guilty of sex assaults
Tramper guilty of sex assaults
A man has been found guilty of forcefully sexually violating a woman and groping another while she slept.
Woman sentenced after threatening to kill former partner
Woman sentenced after threatening to kill former partner
An "enraged" woman dug her nails into a detective's hand, causing it to bleed, and threatened to kill her former partner by driving through his house.
Women allegedly violated during tramp
Women allegedly violated during tramp
A jury is deciding whether or not a man groped a sleeping woman and forcefully violated another while on a tramping trip.
Woman sentenced for threats and assault
Woman sentenced for threats and assault
An "enraged" Dunedin woman dug her nails into a detective's hand, causing it to bleed, and threatened to kill her former partner by driving through his house.
Tramper accused of sexual violation
Tramper accused of sexual violation
A drunk man on a tramping trip allegedly violently pursued a woman and groped another while she slept, a jury has heard.
‘Underlying attraction’ to girls
‘Underlying attraction’ to girls
A Dunedin man with a self-confessed "underlying attraction to young females" molested a child for 30 minutes, a court has heard.
Hallucinating driver involved in another crash
Hallucinating driver involved in another crash
A hallucinating Oamaru man who caused a car crash that left his victim in an induced coma has been involved in another "alarmingly similar" incident.
Second driving incident ‘alarmingly similar’ to first crash
Second driving incident ‘alarmingly similar’ to first crash
A hallucinating Oamaru man who caused a car crash left his victim in an induced coma.
Tourist who caused head-on crash pleads guilty
Tourist who caused head-on crash with van pleads guilty
A US tourist on the first day of his holiday caused a "terrible, horrible tragedy" for another group of holidaymakers when he hit them head-on.
Tourist pleads guilty after head-on crash
Tourist pleads guilty after head-on crash
A US tourist on the first day of his holiday caused a "terrible, horrible tragedy" for another group of holidaymakers when he hit them head-on.
Man sentenced after he groped and taunted waitress
Man sentenced after he groped and taunted waitress
A drunk man who groped and taunted a waitress at an Alexandra establishment says it was "a blip".
Groping waitress ‘a blip’ in behaviour
Groping waitress ‘a blip’ in behaviour
A drunk man who groped and taunted a waitress at an Alexandra establishment says it was "a blip".
'Sovereign citizen' landlord cops k fine
'Sovereign citizen' landlord cops k fine
A George St landlord and "sovereign citizen" has been fined $25,000 after refusing to display a notice declaring his building earthquake-prone.
Pensioner’s card used in spree
Pensioner’s card used in spree
A Mosgiel man stole a pensioner’s wallet and went on a shopping spree while the victim was on his way to report the crime.
Fined ,000 for illegal tyre storage
Fined ,000 for illegal tyre storage
The owner of a Milton company has been fined $52,000 for illegally storing about 55,000 used tyres, which he claimed he would convert into biofuel.
Man claims he was ‘groomed’ into crime
Man claims he was ‘groomed’ into crime
A Dunedin man who took photos of a half-naked stranger and downloaded child exploitation material says he was "groomed" into illegal behaviour.
Worker gets k payout after firing
Worker gets k payout after firing
An Invercargill construction company has to pay a former worker nearly $30,000 after it misused a 90-day trial clause to fire him.
Man forced partner to ground before punching her twice
Man forced partner to ground before punching her twice
A judge has rebuked a violent Dunedin man and told him to "have a good look in the mirror" after he struck his partner in the head.