Uncle denied funeral access due to GPS

Uncle denied funeral access due to GPS

The uncle of a baby whose death is being treated as suspicious will not be able to attend the funeral today after the Department of Corrections yesterday did a U-turn on providing GPS monitoring...

Pound fee prompted threat to kill worker

A Gore man spat at and threatened to kill an animal control officer after he was told he would have to pay a fine to get his mother’s dog released from the pound.

Five years’ jail for rape, strangulation

A woman was mentally screaming at her rapist but the fight had gone from her as her attacker had strangled her before the sexual assault, the Gore District Court heard yesterday.

Teen strangled woman before raping her

Teen strangled woman before raping her

A woman was mentally screaming at her rapist but her fight had gone from her as her attacker had strangled her before the sexual assault, the Gore District Court heard today.

‘One finger salute’ defendant advised to accept offered help

A man who had previously given a judge a "one finger salute" was told by the same judge to make the most of the help being offered to him.

Drink-driver had ‘many issues with alcohol abuse’ — judge

A mother of seven children who began drinking alcohol at 11 years old was the daughter of alcoholic parents, the Invercargill District Court heard yesterday.

Man pleads not guilty to Winton shooting

A man has denied shooting another man at Winton last year.

Attempted murder accused pleads not guilty

A police cordon in Winton after a firearms incident earlier today. Photo: Toni McDonald

Attempted murder accused pleads not guilty

A man charged with attempted murder in Winton last year has pleaded not guilty when he appeared before Justice Robert Osborne in the Christchurch High Court today.

Raft of offending leads to jail

Prison was the only option for a man caught driving while disqualified at least eight times in under a month, a judge has said.

Jailed man wants to stay a gang member

A 23-year-old man who held a bird bath over the head of a man while threatening to kill him also rammed a vehicle into a power pole the victim hid behind during the attack.

Corrections does not have time frame for prison proposal

The 103-year-old Invercargill Prison, on the northwestern edge of the city centre. Photo by...

Corrections does not have time frame for prison proposal

The future of Invercargill Prison may not be known for some time as the Department of Corrections wants to ensure it gets it right.

Sentence deferred on firearms conviction

Invercargill District Court. PHOTO: ODT Files

Sentence deferred on firearms conviction

A man deported from Australia appeared in the Invercargill District Court on a discharge of a firearm charge — 16 years after the offence occurred.

Labourer became addicted to dealing drugs, court hears

A man who started off selling cannabis to pay off a debt became addicted to dealing.

Uncertainty continues for prison staff

Invercargill prison staff have a sword of Damocles hanging over them, the Corrections Association of New Zealand says.

Judge uses pandemic pragmatism

A judge has sympathised with a Southland man who struggled to complete his community work while wearing a mask.

Names suppressed

A couple charged with being involved in a money-laundering transaction appeared in the Invercargill District Court yesterday.

Jail for man who beat partner with vacuum pipe

An Invercargill man forcibly knelt on his partner’s throat and repeatedly punched and kicked her after he became angry at her talking to a male friend on the phone.

Invercargill couple accused of money laundering

A couple charged with being involved in a money laundering transaction have appeared in the Invercargill District Court.

Name suppression breach brings fine

A woman was not in court on Tuesday when she was fined $250 for breach of a suppression order.

Crashed into grader, but said partner was driver

A risk assessment tool is used, which looks at the threat including exposure to the public,...

Crashed into grader, but said partner was driver

A woman who was drunk when she crashed into a grader tried to deceive police by saying she was the passenger.

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