Torment over SDHB breach
Torment over SDHB breach
A mother's world has been "turned upside down" after a nurse accidentally sent details of her child's sexual abuse to an unrelated party.
Rob Kidd
Reparation over crash tops 00
Reparation over crash tops 00
A man who fell asleep at the wheel, causing a head-on smash that left a woman trapped upside down for two hours, has been ordered to pay her more than $2000.
Home detention for robbing vulnerable man
Home detention for robbing vulnerable man
Robbing a vulnerable man of $300 has cost a young man a year of his freedom.
Doctor accused of murder has High Court appearance
Doctor accused of murder has High Court appearance
A Dunedin doctor accused of killing a teenage girl has been in court to hear lengthy legal arguments about his case.
Amber-Rose accused in court
Amber-Rose murder-accused in court
A Dunedin doctor accused of killing a teenage girl is in court to hear lengthy legal arguments about his case.
Teen crashed car and fled after committing arson
Teen crashed car and fled after committing arson
After setting fire to property at an abandoned hospital, a Dunedin teen drove into a taxi then bolted from the crash scene.
Stevens among legal elite
Stevens among legal elite
Dunedin lawyer Anne Stevens has stood in the High Court countless times, and spoken passionately for hours in defence of her clients.
Drinking, plus pool in back of ute unstable combination
Drinking, plus pool in back of ute unstable combination
A "privileged" teenager flipped his ute after filling the rear with water to use it as a paddling pool, a court has heard.
Child-sex offender works near victim
Child-sex offender works near victim
Every day, Mandy* goes with her husband to work, she knows the man who abused her as a child is just 300m away.
Shotgun aimed at pair after drug debt dispute
Shotgun aimed at pair after drug debt dispute
A man brandished a shotgun and aimed it at people who owed drug money while driving through South Dunedin, a court has head.
Drunk defendant 'lost total control' during crime spree
Drunk defendant 'lost total control' during crime spree
As far as crimes sprees go, it was unusual.
Served half jail term, now on parole
Served half jail term, now on parole
A man who organised a robbery in which the victim was shot through the thigh has been released on parole with more than two years of his jail term remaining.
Parolee recalled after failing test for drugs
Parolee recalled after failing test for drugs
A convicted murderer tasted only four months of freedom after spending 12 years behind bars.
Dispute ends with woman biting boyfriend
Dispute over car payment ends with woman biting, striking her boyfriend
A relationship reached a violent denouement when a teenager bit her boyfriend then smashed a bottle over his head, a court has heard.
Illegal paua haul was for anniversary
Illegal paua haul was for anniversary
A man who took more than eight times the daily paua limit said he did it to impress his grandparents for their 50th anniversary.
Drink-driving conviction escaped
Drink-driving conviction escaped
A Waihola man who crashed on State Highway 1, wiping out two power poles, has dodged a potential drink-driving conviction.
Almost severed: Tears as horror hospital accident recounted
Almost severed: Tears as horror hospital accident recounted
The Southern District Health Board has been hauled before the court after a man's arm was almost severed while decommissioning an X-ray machine.
Dunedin pharmacy robber paroled
Dunedin pharmacy robber paroled
A Dunedin man who robbed the same pharmacy twice, motivated by his opiate addiction, has been released on parole.
Jailhouse lawyer warms to Dunedin welcome
Jailhouse lawyer warms to Dunedin welcome
The last time former jailhouse lawyer Arthur Taylor was in Dunedin he was on the run in a stolen Land Rover after escaping Invercargill borstal in the 1970s.
Woman avoids jail for web drug sales
Woman avoids jail for web drug sales
The girlfriend of a convicted killer has narrowly dodged a jail term after they were caught in a police crackdown on online cannabis suppliers. Her partner, Daniel Ethan Smith, was not so lucky.