Back to jail after crash at cemetery
Back to jail after crash at cemetery
The ink on a Waikouaiti man’s prison release papers was hardly dry when he crashed into the Gore Cemetery damaging headstones, a court heard.
Karen Pasco
‘No excuse’ to use vehicle as weapon
‘No excuse’ to use vehicle as weapon
A man whose truck was smashed up with a metal bar on Christmas Day then tried to corner the man who had done it by using his Range Rover as a weapon.
Covid contact spurs court rules review
Covid contact spurs court rules review
The Department of Justice is reviewing Covid-19 court protocols after a household contact of a positive Covid case appeared in an Invercargill court this week.
Hoard of car wrecks brings fine
'Couldn't stop': Hoard of car wrecks brings fine
An enthusiastic hobbyist who had 800 wrecked cars on his South Island farm has been fined $25,000 for his collection.
Hoard of car wrecks brings fine
'Couldn't stop': Hoard of car wrecks brings fine
An enthusiastic hobbyist who had 800 wrecked cars on his Dipton farm has been fined $25,000 for his collection.
Child sex offender had 'been leading a double life'
Child sex offender had 'been leading a double life'
A man was leading a double life — a Christian to the outside world and a child sex offender behind closed doors, a court heard yesterday.
Christian’s double life as child sex offender
Christian’s double life as child sex offender
A man was leading a double life — as a Christian to the outside world and a child sex offender behind closed doors, a court heard yesterday.
Man faces child porn charges
Man faces child porn charges
A 77-year-old Invercargill man yesterday appeared in the Invercargill District Court on 17 charges of possessing child pornography.
Child sex offender had 'been leading a double life'
Child sex offender had 'been leading a double life'
A man was leading a double life — a Christian to the outside world and a child sex offender behind closed doors, a court heard today.
Accused’s assets frozen in fraudulent invoicing court case
Accused’s assets frozen in fraudulent invoicing court case
A former Powernet employee who is accused of fraudulently obtaining $440,000 by double-dipping from the company has had his assets frozen.
Former employee has assets frozen after alleged 0K fraud
Former employee has assets frozen after alleged 0K fraud
A former Powernet employee who is believed to have fraudulently stolen $440,000 by double-dipping from the company has had his assets frozen.
Former employee has assets frozen after alleged 0K fraud
Former employee has assets frozen after alleged 0K fraud
A former Powernet employee who is believed to have fraudulently stolen $440,000 by double-dipping from the company, has had his assets frozen.
Home detention for assault
Home detention for assault
A man convicted of manslaughter in 2017 appeared in court for sentence yesterday for another one-punch assault which left a man unconscious last year.
Jail for indecent acts on children
Jail for indecent acts on children
An Invercargill man who groped the bottom of a 10-year-old girl and then performed an indecent act has previous convictions for similar offences and has been jailed for 18 months.
Man sexually violated sisters from young age
Man sexually violated sisters from young age
A man was only 12 years old when he began sexually violating and raping his sisters while role playing mothers and fathers, a Southland court heard.
Invercargill courier stole money she was meant to deposit
Invercargill courier stole money she was meant to deposit
An Invercargill woman who worked for a courier firm took more than $15,000 from a Riverton business by not depositing its bankings, a court heard yesterday.
No sales invoice for 00 of paua when inspectors arrived
No sales invoice for 00 of paua when inspectors arrived
A fishing company which failed to provide a sales invoice for more than $6000 of paua was fined $3750 in the Invercargill District Court yesterday.
Man sentenced over drug dealing charges
Man sentenced over drug dealing charges
An Irishman living in Queenstown who offered to supply LSD and offered to sell cannabis told police his cellphone number must have been assigned to more than one person.
Drug dealer claims telco assigned cell number to others
Drug dealer claims telco assigned cell number to others
An Irishman living in Queenstown who admitted offering to supply LSD and cannabis told police his mobile phone number must have been assigned to more than one person.
Child sex offender found not guilty
Child sex offender found not guilty
An Invercargill man found not guilty of indecently assaulting a 6-year-old girl on Christmas Day 2019, is already serving jail time for previous sexual offending against children, it was revealed...