Paroled rapist banned from raves, shows
Paroled rapist banned from raves, shows
A serial rapist who abused a schoolgirl and five women has been released from prison but will be banned from attending raves or concerts.
Rob Kidd
Driver spared conviction for injuries
Driver spared conviction for injuries
A Mosgiel man has had his path to international greenskeeping smoothed out after his driving left his friend with a fractured skull.
Third appeal turned down
Third appeal turned down
A security officer who planted a fake bomb at Dunedin Airport has had his third appeal against his conviction turned down.
Rapist who targeted women at dance parties released
Rapist who targeted women at dance parties released
A serial rapist who abused a schoolgirl and five women has been released from prison but will be banned from attending raves or concerts.
Rapist who targeted women at dance parties released
Rapist who targeted women at dance parties released
A serial rapist who abused a schoolgirl and five women has been released from prison but will be banned from attending raves or concerts.
Toddler given wine, hit and kicked, court told
Toddler given wine, hit and kicked, court told
A mother gave a toddler wine and hit them in public, before stripping down to her underwear, a court has heard.
Drug-driver crashed into family’s car
Drug-driver crashed into family’s car
After his car was hit by a methamphetamine-affected driver, Nick McEwan sat in his wrecked vehicle unsure whether his three children in the back were alive.
Supervision for man who confronted family
Supervision for man who confronted family
A Clutha man’s bid to become the "head of the family" led to dual confrontations with his parents, a court has heard.
Toddler given wine, hit and kicked, court told
Toddler given wine, hit and kicked, court told
An Otago mother gave a toddler wine and hit them in public, before stripping down to her underwear, a court has heard.
Sentenced over trashing police station
'Lucifer is my DJ': Man who trashed police station sent to jail
A Dunedin man who trashed the central police station gave a vocal and religiously diverse performance at his sentencing yesterday.
Sentenced over trashing police station
Sentenced over trashing police station
A Dunedin man who trashed the central police station gave a vocal and religiously diverse performance at his sentencing yesterday.
Rehabilitation the focus for forklift joyrider
Rehabilitation the focus for forklift joyrider
A Dunedin man who commandeered a forklift in a supermarket car park and hoisted a vehicle off the ground will undertake counselling.
Axe murderer who attempted to rape victim's daughter paroled
Axe murderer who attempted to rape victim's daughter paroled
A man who murdered a woman and then tried to rape her daughter has been granted parole.
Murderer, would-be rapist gains parole
Murderer, would-be rapist gains parole
A North Otago man who murdered a woman then tried to rape her daughter has been granted parole.
Curfew for cricket 'bully'
Curfew for cricket 'bully'
A "bully" banned from cricket for more than three years after attacking opponents will be on a curfew for the next four months.
Prison converted to home detention for part in attack
Prison converted to home detention for part in attack
A man who bottled someone during a "cowardly and gratuitous" pack attack in Dunedin’s student quarter has swapped a jail cell for home detention.
Daughter barred from contacting mother
Daughter barred from contacting mother after breach
A Dunedin woman who has repeatedly terrorised her mother has been barred from contacting her for a year.
Curfew for cricket 'bully'
Curfew for cricket 'bully'
A "bully" banned from cricket for more than three years after attacking opponents will be on a curfew for the next four months.
Wife ordered to pay for role in bakery exploitation
Wife ordered to pay for role in bakery exploitation
A couple who exploited workers at their bakery have been slapped with another financial penalty.
Not sorry after spitting at police, kicking paramedic
Not sorry after spitting at police, kicking paramedic
A Dunedin man spat bloody saliva at police and kicked a paramedic in the groin during a drunken fracas, a court has heard.