Durbin to stand trial

Former New Zealand pop star Allison Durbin has pleaded guilty in Melbourne to cultivating and possessing cannabis.

Durbin, now known as Allison Giles, entered the pleas after a hearing on whether she should stand trial on three drugs charges.

She pleaded not guilty to a more serious charge of trafficking cannabis.

Magistrate Felicity Broughton committed Durbin to stand trial on that charge and one of electricity theft, to which Durbin reserved her plea.

She was released on bail to appear in court again on March 30.