Rob Kidd

A man who had an intricately concealed cannabis grow in his Dunedin home could have made nearly $120,000 from its sale, a court has heard.

Many of those heading into court hold their breath in anticipation, but yesterday it was for a different reason.

When Jake James Devereux stood in the dock last year to be sentenced for up-skirt filming, the court heard he was a low risk for reoffending.

A Waikouaiti man who punched his partner and hit his 1-year-old child says prison is the best place for him.

One of Dunedin’s most frequent offenders, who a judge says has burned bridges with those trying to help him, is free again.

The man behind a fake bomb planted at Dunedin Airport will appeal his conviction and sentence, it has been confirmed.

A forestry worker who burgled three student flats in one night, stealing more than $5000 of goods and a car, has been jailed for nearly two years.

Justice advocates say the result of an Otago domestic-violence case, overturned on appeal, is symptomatic of a broken system.

A Balclutha man who abused his girlfriend has refused to engage in rehabilitation behind bars, the Parole Board heard.

She was a Mosgiel carer, he was a celebrity paranormal investigator from Las Vegas — it was an unlikely romance.

A high-risk sex offender has been jailed for accessing the internet with the help of another paedophile.

A man who rammed a police car and then chased an officer with a tomahawk says he is a victim, the Parole Board has heard.

A gas-fitter whose negligence led to the death of a 12-year-old boy will pay his victim’s family $70,000.

An airport security officer who planted a fake bomb was "cruel" in executing his plan two days after the Christchurch mosque attacks, a judge said.