Rob Kidd

A Dunedin teenager who punched a Corrections officer during his court appearance will be released after 10 weeks behind bars.

The sentencing of the Bainbridges was one of nearly a dozen cases affected by a burst water pipe at the Dunedin District Court yesterday.

A Dunedin couple who scammed the University of Otago out of more than $220,000 can now be named.

A man who killed a Dunedin woman in her home while her toddler was next door will spend at least another year behind bars.

A shopper broke a supermarket’s Covid-19 rules then smacked a staff member with a bunch of bananas, a court has heard.

When police chased a Mosgiel man into a motel, they had him cornered. Tawake Matenga (35) had nowhere to run.

A gang member whose attack led to the death of a Dunedin man will be released from prison tomorrow.

Nearly nine years after causing a fatal crash, a man smashed up his $250,000 replica sports car on a Dunedin motorway, a court has heard.

A disgraced financial adviser who embezzled more than $15 million of his clients’ money will appeal his prison sentence.

A 44-year-old  man who sent naked selfies to girls on social media has had his name suppressed to protect his wife and children.

A man who sexually abused five girls over 25 years has been declined parole after proposing an address near a Dunedin school.

One of the country’s longest-serving prisoners is back behind bars after taking drugs while on parole.

A blundering armed burglar has been locked up for more than three years for an "unsophisticated" break-in at the wrong house which left an occupant fearing he would be killed.

A psychopath who held a woman captive for three days and subjected her to a harrowing violent, sexual ordeal will remain in prison indefinitely.