Rob Kidd

A career conman who left victims out of pocket in Canterbury and South Canterbury will spend at least another nine months behind bars after doubt was cast over the explanations for his crime spree.

A man who beat a woman repeatedly over the course of the year, sometimes laughing as he dished out the punishment, has been jailed for nearly four years.

A pharmacist broke down in tears as she told an inquest it took the death of a Dunedin man for the pharmacy to warn patients the Covid vaccine could cause a rare heart condition.

A pharmacist broke down in tears as she told an inquest it took the death of a Dunedin man for the pharmacy to warn patients the Covid vaccine could cause a rare heart condition.