Three men involved in the robbery of the Springston Dairy, stealing tobacco and cigarettes, were sentenced to home detention and emotional harm reparation to the woman working alone in the shop.
Author: Anne Clarkson
A man who yelled “I will be there soon with my gun” while WINZ staff were on the phone has admitted a charge of threatening to kill and is in custody for sentencing.
A man was shotgunned in the leg at a Hornby property after a confrontation about recent burglaries.
An sex offender sent back from Australia has now been jailed for indecencies against children he encountered in public places.
A motorcyclist who allegedly posted a video of himself driving at 200kmh and overtaking on a narrow hill road on the Port Hills was remanded to appear in the Christchurch District Court on December 1.
A 19-year-old has been discharged without conviction after a “confused and drunken” episode at a Lincoln University hall that originally led to a sex attack charge.
An Aranui brother and sister who damaged a barrier arm and ticket dispenser in a Wilson’s Car Park have been told they need to learn to control their tempers.
A Hornby man has admitted stabbing a police dog in the throat in an incident in Kaiapoi on May 31.
Sainey Marong says his murder trial conviction was an injustice as he had untreated diabetes and was insane at the time of sex worker Renee Duckmanton’s murder.
A murder life parolee has been recalled to prison until at least next March for using drugs.