Rob Kidd

A man who stole a police car and pistols then rammed another patrol vehicle looks set to serve his entire sentence after being transferred to the country’s only maximum-security jail.

When John Ronald Perry was jailed in 2016 for having sex with a 15-year-old, the victim’s mother said he was "definitely a predator".

A man who allegedly locked himself in a Dunedin pub toilet because he had no Covid-19 vaccine pass will be behind bars for at least a week.

A recidivist rapist will be released in Otago today and one of his victims has a message for the women of the region: “you’re not safe”.

A 5-year-old girl was allegedly molested in her own home by a visitor while she slept, a Dunedin jury has heard.

Most people do not accumulate three drink-driving convictions in a lifetime — it took Sean Graeme Duffy just a month.

A meth addict who had been up for several days was part of a prolonged pack attack that left a man broken and bruised, a court has heard.

A Dunedin man who sold nearly $100,000 of cannabis over four months has dodged a term of imprisonment.

An inmate who dragged a prison officer into his cell, spat at him and kicked him went similarly berserk at sentencing.

Despite defrauding Customs for six years, a Dunedin businessman has been allowed to continue as a company director.

A drink-driver hit a pedestrian with such force one of the victim’s shoes was found 40m from the impact site, a court has heard.

A Dunedin waiter, over a period of eight months, filmed restaurant patrons using the toilet, a court has heard.

A Dunedin woman woke early one morning to find a dark figure leaning over her, breathing heavily.

A former judge is celebrating the "bittersweet" news that after waiting three years, a man has been charged in relation to the death of her daughter.