Drink-driver on curfew after threatening to kill court staff member
"You are lucky it's not like Winz and some p*&^% comes in here and blows you away."
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Man who beat cat to death sentenced to community work
The defendant had tried to hand feed the cat in his room before killing it.
'I'm still waiting': 30 months later and still no surgery
'The guideline is four months. This has been 30 months so far...'
Your weather: Showers today but mild winter forecast
It may be wet today but winter is set to be warm and dry.
Killing spree made goldfields look like the Wild West
The Burgess gang committed the Maungatapu murders on goldfields track in Marlborough.
'Shocking' crisis: Mum gives birth on midwife's office floor
Kristi James campaigned for better maternity services - this wasn't what she had in mind.
Kidnap, attempted murder charges after camping ground incident
A man and woman were overcome with LPG fumes at a Dunedin campground last month.
Strict Catholic father's will for $11.5m fortune overturned
Five children successfully contested father's fortune after it was all left to one son.
More roadside births feared after service downgrade
After a roadside birth last month, more are feared in rural Southland.
One person dead in Mosgiel house fire
Fire services called after smoke was seen coming from a house on Braemar St.
Windy, wet weekend for most of the country
It will be a weekend of two halves for much of the country.
Wild weather: Rain, wind, giant waves to continue
South-westerly winds mean a miserable start to the weekend for many, but change is coming.
After a fight he posted naked photos of his ex to Facebook page with 100K members
He even sent her a screenshot to prove what he had done on Facebook.
'Stupified': Teen girl paralysed by medication couldn't fend off sexual assault
Terrified teen was powerless to resist as her friend molested her.
Smash and grab: $10,000 in cigarettes stolen from store
Police believe the burglary linked to the break in at a BP petrol station on Tuesday.
Drug dealer who skipped bail for 'tangi' collected gang patch instead
He lied to the court to attend Tribesmen gang patch ceremony.
Teen predator jailed for crimes against young girls
The 18-year-old predator also blackmailed one of his victims.
Notorious intersection: Please stop crashing into our house
For the third time in two months, a car ploughed through the couple's fence.
Man allegedly goes on mini crime spree so he can head back to prison
The man allegedly went to the ANZ bank and smashed a window to draw police attention.
Dunedin boarding house shot at in apparent drive-by
Police armed with Bushmaster rifles were at the scene.
Man who performed public pants-down haka ordered to see counsellor
"He continued with the haka whilst his genitalia swung freely,'' police said.
Who put Limes in the drink?
Lime scooters have been found in the Water of Leith in Dunedin.
'Donations' end for two-thirds of schools
Low-decile schools with zero donations will get a 7 per cent lift in operational funding.
DHB funding 'hardly enough to keep the lights on'
DHBs have not been given enough to keep up with demand, experts say.
Victim of road rage frustrated at delays
No arrests have been made since the alleged road rage incident earlier this month.
Injured protester slams 'brutal' police as three arrested
Woman who was injured in the protest claims how police brutality landed her in hospital.
Protesters block minerals forum in Dunedin
Fiery scenes have erupted outside the Dunedin Town Hall.
'Stellar young man': Former SADD leader on drink-drive charge
Will McMaster could still escape with a discharge without conviction.
'Scary': Govt steps in to help 367 schools - the full list
Officials have stepped into a third of all low-decile schools since 2009.
Fifty years of torment at an end: Paedophile NZ priest defrocked
''Sadly, his removal from priesthood does not take away any of the harm [he] inflicted."
Criminal turned his life around, now he's in jail
Man who turned his life around to become a respected counsellor has come full circle.
ACC's e-scooter bill hits new high - but stats back Lime safety claim
How e-scooters stack up against other forms of transport in the accident claims stakes.
Woman threatened rape complaint to stay in NZ, court hears
A woman on trial for making a false rape complaint says her retraction was false.
Four suffer smoke inhalation in Dunedin blaze
At least one person had to be rescued from the roof of Dunedin House.
