Rob Kidd

A man who was violated by his cellmate relapsed into methamphetamine use after the "humiliation" of the trial, a court has heard.

A blundering burglar has been jailed for more than two years after he turned to break-ins because of his methamphetamine addiction.

An armed robber who raided three Dunedin dairies will be released from prison to live in Christchurch more than two years before his sentence end date.

The court’s new Covid-19 procedures were tested immediately when Dunedin’s first case of the day featured an "anti-vaxxer".

An armed robber who raided three Dunedin dairies will be released from prison more than two years before his sentence end date.

A Dunedin murderer has been resoundingly knocked back in his bid for access to opiate pain medication while behind bars.

A Dunedin man capped off a week of meth-fuelled mayhem when he crashed with his pregnant partner and stole the car of a Good Samaritan, a court has heard.

For four years a Dunedin man known for his charity work secretly fleeced his ailing father of nearly $150,000, a court has heard.

A repeat rapist who abused a schoolgirl and five women still lacks insight into his actions despite being locked up for more than six years, the Parole Board says.

Otago University Press (OUP) has continued its "tradition of excellence” as the national literary finalists can now be revealed.

A Catlins camping ground manager who concealed $50,000 of methamphetamine inside his body on a flight into Dunedin has been jailed for three and a-half years.

After 25 years in prison and 336 counselling sessions, a North Otago killer is still not fit for release, the Parole Board says.

A former firefighter has avoided imprisonment after blackmailing a woman using a topless selfie she had sent him.

A Dunedin man who raped a woman in her home and threatened to continue the abuse every day afterwards has been jailed for more than eight years.