Son 'relentless' in embezzling parents' life savings
Son 'relentless' in embezzling parents' life savings
When Lawrence Andrew Couper's father died in 2014, he had no idea his son had spent the final years of his life secretly ripping him off.
Rob Kidd
'Unbelievably appalling': Student jailed
'Unbelievably appalling': Student jailed
A Dunedin philosophy student who shared bestiality images online and wrote about his desire to rape babies has been jailed for three years.
Student jailed over bestiality images
Dunedin student jailed over bestiality images
A Dunedin philosophy student who shared bestiality images online and wrote about his desire to rape babies has been jailed for three years.
Taieri 'rampage' brings nine months' home detention
Taieri 'rampage' brings nine months' home detention
A man who held his girlfriend in a car and ``rampaged'' his way round Dunedin will return to Auckland after coming south for a fresh start.
Prison writing prize judges named; entries flooding in
Prison writing prize judges named; entries flooding in
The panel tasked with unearthing the South’s literary talent behind bars can now be revealed.
Artist almost six times drink-drive limit
Artist in 20km dash almost six times drink-drive level
A Dunedin artist made a perilous 20km drive with a bottle of vodka, stopped at a bar to order a beer then curled up on the ground in the foetal position.
Drug-grower caught again, gets stern warning
Drug-grower caught again, gets stern warning
A Balclutha woman found history repeating when she appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday.
Spared jail for drug and fraud offences
Spared jail for drug and fraud offences
A cannabis grower who had his car set alight in a bid for a $9500 insurance payout, got in with "the wrong crowd", a court has heard.
'Gratuitous street violence': Two randomly attacked
'Gratuitous street violence': Two randomly attacked
A man who drove around South Dunedin and randomly attacked two strangers in an hour has been jailed for 20 months.
Serial burglar found hiding under blanket on porch
Serial Dunedin burglar found hiding under blanket on porch
You can run from the law but you can't hide - particularly when a police dog picks up your scent.
Hotel? Try the Milton Hilton
Hotel? Try the Milton Hilton
A list of the world's most ''luxurious'' prisons which is doing the rounds has a surprise inclusion - the Otago Corrections Facility, known to locals as ''the Milton Hilton''.
Murder-accused seeks trial outside Dunedin
Murder-accused seeks trial outside Dunedin
A doctor accused of murdering a teenage girl wants to have the trial heard outside Dunedin - and he has a new legal heavyweight to argue his case.
Father's killer still violent
Father's killer still violent
More than seven years after the one-punch manslaughter of a Dunedin man, his family has been forced to relive the trauma.
Full health facility means jail for woman
Full health facility means jail for woman
A woman who allegedly robbed a South Dunedin liquor store will spend time behind bars because there is no room on a mental-health ward.
Doctor wants Amber-Rose trial heard outside Dunedin
Doctor wants Amber-Rose trial heard outside Dunedin
A doctor accused of murdering teenager Amber-Rose Rush will apply to have the trial heard outside Dunedin - and has a new legal heavyweight to argue his case.
Ordered to apologise to wife for assault
Ordered to apologise to wife for assault
A Samoan migrant who punched his wife as she held their baby has made a public apology for his conduct.
Pair suffered 'extreme, unprovoked violence'
Pair suffered 'extreme, unprovoked violence'
A Dunedin woman punched her first victim in the face repeatedly, and stomped on her second victim's head three times - all because they crossed the road too slowly.
Parole for woman who shot gang member
Parole for woman who shot gang member
A woman who shot a gang member she said had been threatening her family has been released from prison with 18 months of her sentence remaining.
Invercargill drunk got to Balclutha
Invercargill drunk got to Balclutha
A drive from Invercargill to Dunedin, snow-covered roads and a bottle of vodka was almost a recipe for disaster for one Southland motorist.
Man sentenced over ambulance joyride
Man sentenced over ambulance joyride
When Clayton Tamakehu found an unattended ambulance with the keys in the ignition, he "gave in to temptation".