A South Island social media "influencer” who livestreamed accusations that her midwife was killing babies left the victim in disbelief, a court has heard. Elana Jane Robins, 32, appeared in the Dunedin District Court on Tuesday afternoon after admitting a... See more
Able Minds, headed by chief executive and former National MP Sarah Dowie, supports people experiencing mental distress, addiction and trauma across Otago and Southland. Since 2021, there has been a stalemate in negotiations between the organisation and th... See more
An ex-government employee is accused of psychologically abusing his ex-girlfriend after she ended their two-year relationship. The defendant, aged in his 40s, is on trial before the Dunedin District Court on two counts of breaching a protection order. His... See more
Judge Duncan Harvey, though, told the Dunedin District Court yesterday it was not for the 24-year-old defendant’s benefit, but to protect his daughter and the rest of the family. The man, who previously pleaded guilty to child neglect, was sentenced to si... See more
Matthew Edward Barnes, 55, appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday after sneaking into the same garden shed at least half a dozen times in a month. The bizarre spate of burglaries in the leafy suburb of Maori Hill began on August 21, 2024, when B... See more
