5k fine over serious-injury roller crash
5k fine over serious-injury roller crash
A Queenstown contracting company has been fined $275,000 after a heavy roller driven by an unlicensed driver rolled 20m down a bank.
Rob Kidd
Killer driver had been sentenced on similar charges
Killer driver had been sentenced on similar charges
A Dunedin driver who killed his passenger in a high-speed crash was serving a sentence for a similar police chase at the time.
Dunedin man admits killing passenger in Oamaru crash
Dunedin man admits killing passenger in Oamaru crash
A Dunedin man has admitted killing his passenger in a high-speed North Otago crash which split a car completely in half.
Child sex offender to stay in jail
Child sex offender to stay in jail
A Dunedin sex offender who targeted single mothers to prey on their children will remain in prison for at least another nine months.
Central Otago sex offender remains behind bars
Central Otago sex offender remains behind bars
A Central Otago sex offender who hoarded a horrifying collection of child-abuse images says he now understands the impact on the victims involved.
Parole denied until tendency to violence can be addressed
Parole denied until tendency to violence can be addressed
A man who beat his partner unconscious then roused her just to continue the assault has been declined parole.
Child sex offender admits viewing child porn again
Child sex offender admits viewing child porn again
A high-risk child sex offender has admitted viewing child pornography for the second time since his release from prison, a court has heard.
Prisoner remains high risk: board
Prisoner remains high risk: board
A philosophy student who is in prison for writing online fantasies about raping babies remains a high risk to the community, the Parole Board says.
Supervision for lewd act, indecent assault at cemetery
Supervision for lewd act, indecent assault at cemetery
A Dunedin man who groped a dog walker in a graveyard explained his actions to police: "I was in that sort of mood".
Suppression due to concern for social media backlash
Suppression due to concern for social media backlash
A man taking legal action against Otago University's medical school admissions process will have his identity kept secret to avoid a potential social media backlash.
Lack of treatment in prison criticised
Lack of treatment in prison criticised
A gang member’s lack of treatment in prison has been criticised by the Parole Board but he will remain behind bars.
Prisoner who scarred three in bar refused parole
Prisoner who scarred three in bar refused parole
A former Otago student who wounded three people in a bar attack has been refused parole because he requires more treatment in prison.
Lockdown broken quickly and often
Lockdown broken quickly and often
The first man in Dunedin to be arrested over breaching the Covid-19 lockdown took less than 24 hours to break the law, a court has heard.
'Integral' Otago player facing driving charges
'Integral' Otago player facing driving charges
An Otago rugby player who “loves big contacts” has been charged with drink-driving.
'Staunch for a white chick': Man blames partner for violent attack
'Staunch for a white chick': Man blames partner for violent attack
A teenager who left his girlfriend with a fractured cheekbone and covered in bruises credited her as being "staunch for a white chick".
Prison attack: ‘I just lost my self-control’
Prison attack: ‘I just lost my self-control’
A murderer who attacked another murderer while behind bars explained: "I just lost my self-control. I pretty much kicked him in the head."
Man who violated rugby player with cue pleads guilty
Man who violated rugby player with cue pleads guilty
A Clutha man violated a rugby player with a pool cue after the victim had danced to a team song with his pants down, a court has heard.
Pool cue violation 'a bit of a laugh'
Pool cue violation 'a bit of a laugh'
A Clutha man who admitted shoving a pool cue up a rugby player's anus has described the incident as 'a bit of a laugh'.
Fined 00 for drowning 8 feral cats
Fined 00 for drowning 8 feral cats
A Mosgiel man has been fined $2000 for drowning eight feral cats.
Former local politician done for dealing
Former local politician done for dealing
For the past eight years, former Waimate district councillor Sandy Mulqueen has made no secret of her pro-cannabis stance.