Man pleads guilty, asks to be jailed
Man wanted six months in prison to "rehabilitate and recharge" and told judge "you will never see me again".
School buildings up in smoke
Two buildings at the unused Wigram Primary School have been destroyed in a fire.
Christchurch nurse sentenced after 'hurling abuse'
A Christchurch Hospital nurse has been sentenced to supervision and 100 hours of community work after threatening a tavern manager.
Man gets bailed to complainant’s address
Granted bail on the condition he had no contact with a specific person. The man was then sent to the address where the person lives.
Pharmacy worker stole over $700 worth of drugs
A 44-year-old woman took nearly 50 bottles of drugs including codeine and sudomyl.
Man pleads guilty to killing father-of-two
Father was on a bike ride with daughter during lockdown before being hit and killed by a van.
Student loses visa due to careless driving
The 29-year-old international student failed to see two stop signs and drove at speed through an intersection, causing a big crash.
Police vehicle stolen and crashed
A 42-year-old woman has been arrested after allegedly stealing and crashing a police car.
'Violated in every way possible'
A man has been sentenced to home detention after pleading guilty to the four-day abduction and suffocation of a woman in her early 40s.
Woman slapped her mum with a shoe
Judge imposes six-month prison sentence on woman who assaulted her mother in a car, while her own daughter was in the backseat.