Gang member’s appeal successful
Gang member’s appeal successful
A Mangu Kaha gang member who was convicted of manslaughter in 2014 has had his current sentence shortened by three months after appeal.
Karen Pasco
Man terrorised his children and their mother
Man who terrorised his children, their mother jailed for 12 months
A Southland man terrorised his children and their mother, leaving stickers around town where the young children would see them and posting sexually explicit details about the woman online.
Biker who died was four times alcohol limit
Biker who died was four times alcohol limit
A skilled motorcyclist who died after he went for a bike at his uncle’s house was four times the legal blood alcohol driving limit.
k fine for drunk port digger driver
k fine for drunk port digger driver
A drunk digger driver who tipped his vehicle at Port Otago had to be hauled out of trouble by a crane, a court has heard.
Man who violated 14yo girls will fight verdicts
Man who violated 14yo girls will fight verdicts
A man found guilty of indecently assaulting two 14-year-old girls says he will fight his convictions until the day he dies and is likely to appeal them.
Otatara hit-and-run driver admits guilt
Otatara hit-and-run driver admits guilt
A man charged with the hit-and-run of Ryan Phillips, who was in a coma for five days after the accident, has admitted his guilt.
Man denies he raped then-girlfriend
Man denies he raped then-girlfriend
A 14-year-old girl who sneaked her boyfriend into a house she was staying at in Wanaka was then allegedly raped by him, a court has heard.
Man denies he raped then-girlfriend
Man denies he raped then-girlfriend
A 14-year-old girl who sneaked her boyfriend into a house she was staying at in Wanaka was then allegedly raped by him, a court has heard.
Addiction behind burglaries
Addiction behind burglaries
A man who went on a South Island burglary spree became addicted to methamphetamine while caring for his sick wife, a court heard on Friday.
Man charged after woman critically injured
Man charged after woman critically injured
An Invercargill man has been charged with attempted murder after an alleged assault that left a woman in hospital with critical injuries at the weekend.
Man charged with attempted murder
Man charged with attempted murder in Invercargill
An Invercargill man has been charged with attempted murder after an incident last night which left a woman in hospital with critical injuries.
Drunk witnesses lead to discharge
Drunk witnesses lead to discharge
A judge yesterday told jurors drunk witnesses were too unreliable to warrant a safe guilty verdict before he took the rare step of discharging a man accused of rape and sexual violation charges.
Rape accused admits failure to remember
Rape accused admits failure to remember
A man who allegedly raped a woman told police he previously had times when he had not remembered having sex with women after suffering blackouts when drinking.
Memories of alleged rape poor
Memories of alleged rape poor
A woman who had been drinking all night told the court she did not remember parts of the evening because of the trauma of being raped — not because she was drunk.
Accused murderer appears in court
Accused murderer appears in court
The man accused of murdering baby Hope Elizabeth McFall-Schultz appeared in the High Court at Invercargill for a pre-trial call-over yesterday.
Man accused of murdering baby Hope appears in court
Man accused of murdering baby Hope appears in court
The man accused of murdering baby Hope Elizabeth McFall-Schultz appeared at the High Court in Invercargill for a pre-trial callover this morning.
Gore man charged with rape, sexual violation
Gore man charged with rape, sexual violation
A Gore man accused of rape and sexual violation told police he would be surprised if a sample taken from the complainant contained his DNA.
Knife-wielding dairy thief sentenced
Knife-wielding dairy thief sentenced
A man who stole from a dairy, kicked letterboxes and stood in traffic threatening to kill no-one in particular was told by a judge dairy owners were under enormous stress.
Man stole remote control, returned for TV
Man stole remote control, returned for TV
A man who entered a Christian centre and stole a TV remote control returned five days later and stole the television as well.
Man stole remote control, returned for TV
Man stole remote control, returned for TV
A man who entered a Christian centre and stole a TV remote control, returned five days later and stole the television as well.