Charge laid after damage to courthouse
Charge laid after damage to courthouse
A man accused of smashing the front door of the Dunedin courthouse has been granted bail.
Rob Kidd
Judge: victim should not feel guilty after ordeal
Judge: victim should not feel guilty after ordeal
A woman repeatedly groped by a student at a Dunedin street party says she feels guilty about her choice of clothing that day.
Arrest comes after 3 lockdown breaches
Arrest comes after 3 lockdown breaches
After breaching the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions three times in two weeks, a Balclutha woman was finally arrested after dousing a police officer in wine.
Man who beat partner paroled
Man who beat partner paroled
A man who subjected his partner to a prolonged beating, pulled clumps of hair from her scalp and urinated on her bed has been released on parole.
Meth 바카라사이트 소개mportation R바카라사이트 소개g Run
Meth 바카라사이트 소개mportation R바카라사이트 소개g Run
A man who ran a meth-importation ring from behind bars — involving nearly $300,000 of the drug — has been jailed for six and a-half years.
High-speed chase brings jail sentence
High-speed chase brings jail sentence
A parolee who took police on a high-speed chase past a primary school says he is unwilling to do court-ordered rehabilitation.
Recidivi바카라사이트 굿모닝는 감옥을 피합니다
Recidivi바카라사이트 굿모닝는 감옥을 피합니다
"If there’s anybody in this courtroom who understands the consequences of drinking and driving, it should be you," a judge told a recidivist offender previously convicted of drink-driving causing death.
Detention for attack on sex offender
Detention for attack on sex offender
The man who started what became a vigilante pack attack on a sex offender in central Dunedin has been sentenced to home detention.
Supervision imposed for demanding with menaces
Supervision imposed for demanding with menaces
In the middle of a manic episode, a woman took an axe to a Dunedin liquor store to get what she believed she was owed, a court has heard.
Stripper, sex worker targeted in rampage
Stripper, sex worker targeted in rampage
A Dunedin grandfather was in the midst of a manic episode when he threatened to end a stripper’s dancing career, a court has heard.
Man jailed for assaulting brother
Man jailed for assaulting brother
A "cruel and vicious" assault on his intellectually disabled brother has put a Dunedin man in prison for 15 months.
Justice requires a cool head
Justice requires a cool head
It's not unusual for those before the court to be hot-tempered — but now staff can see them coming.
Abuse of two partners brings six years’ jail
Abuse of two partners brings six years’ jail
A Dunedin man who sexually abused two former partners has been jailed for six years. But it was his non-criminal acts that caused lasting damage, the victims said.
Carter wins book awards
Carter wins book awards
Dunedin music legend Shayne Carter won big at this week’s national book awards but his plans for spending the prize money were far from rock’n’roll.
Work term for shooting kereru
Work term for shooting kereru
A Dunedin man who shot a kereru from his backyard has been ordered to do 175 hours of community work.
Shoplifting ‘most responsible’ thing he could have done
Shoplifting ‘most responsible’ thing he could have done
A man who shoplifted three times at the outset of the Covid-19 lockdown claims it was the ‘‘most responsible’’ thing he could have done.
'I don’t give a ****': Man unrepentant after lockdown spitting
'I don’t give a ****': Man unrepentant after lockdown spitting
One of a transient duo who became the first in Dunedin to be sentenced for breaching the Covid-19 lockdown was far from apologetic when interviewed by police, a court has heard.
Defendant explains crimes committed to keep him in jail
Defendant explains crimes committed to keep him in jail
A man who regularly offends, with the sole aim of going back to prison, has landed back behind bars again — but it will not be for long.
Drug-driving incident ‘about as bad as it gets’
Drug-driving incident ‘about as bad as it gets’
A woman on a cocktail of drugs who drove erratically for 20km on the region’s busiest road was potentially "a lethal weapon", a judge says.
Jailed again after invasion with knives, crossbow
Repeat violent offender jailed again after invasion with knives, crossbow
A man who burst into a home wielding two knives and a crossbow was fought off by a disabled person with their walker, a court has heard.