Driver’s death due to high speed: coroner
Driver’s death due to high speed: coroner
A driver who died when his car flipped on a Dunedin motorway off-ramp was a sad reminder of the perils of speeding, a coroner says.
Rob Kidd
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Man found not guilty on rape charges
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Man found not guilty on rape charges
An Auckland businessman who made a rape "confession" online has been found not guilty.
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Businessman says rape claims 'bulls***'
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Businessman says rape claims 'bulls***'
An Auckland businessman has described claims he raped a Dunedin student as "bulls...".
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Man 'apologised for raping Dunedin student', court told
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Man 'apologised for raping Dunedin student', court told
An Auckland entrepreneur accused of raping a Dunedin student made a public apology on social media afterwards, a court has heard.
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Owner accepts dogs must be destroyed
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Owner accepts dogs must be destroyed
Two menacing pets who terrorised Dunedin residents, attacked livestock and a council officer will be euthanised after a year on doggy death row.
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Ex-nurse a squatter: adjudicator
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Ex-nurse a squatter: adjudicator
A controversial Dunedin former nurse has had another legal calamity — this time in the Tenancy Tribunal.
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‘Cosy Dell Creeper’ described as a model student
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‘Cosy Dell Creeper’ described as a model student
The man they called the "Cosy Dell Creeper" operated in the shadows.
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Documents forged to raise benefit
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Documents forged to raise benefit
A Dunedin benefit fraudster forged documents to scam more than $5000 from the public purse, a court has heard.
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Disgraced nurse has registration cancelled
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Disgraced nurse has registration cancelled
A disgraced Dunedin nurse who spread vaccine disinformation and transphobic vitriol has had her registration cancelled.
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Woman who buried body in violent showdown with police
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Woman who buried body in violent showdown with police
Since Tialoren Topping helped a murderer bury her friend in the backyard, her life has continued to spiral.
Sex abuser to appeal sentence
Teacher jailed for sexually abusing teenage boy to appeal sentence
An "obsessed and infatuated" science teacher who repeatedly abused a teenage boy is appealing his prison sentence.
Anti-coal activists may get $60k bill
Anti-coal activists may get $60,000 bill
Six environmental activists whose protest shut down the Dunedin Railway Station may have to stump up $60,000.
Science teacher who abused boy appeals sentence
Science teacher who abused boy appeals sentence
An "obsessed and infatuated" Dunedin science teacher who repeatedly sexually abused a teenage boy is appealing his sentence.
Railway Station activists found guilty of trespass
Railway Station activists found guilty of trespass
Six environmental activists whose protest shut down the Dunedin Railway Station have been found guilty of trespass.
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Illegal fire sent toxic smoke over Mosgiel
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Fine issued for toxic fire after warning ignored
A man whose illegal outdoor burn caused a toxic plume in Mosgiel had been warned about his conduct just months earlier, a court has heard.
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Killer refuses to attend first parole hearing
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Killer refuses to attend first parole hearing
After 17 years in prison to contemplate the murder he committed, a Dunedin killer remains tight-lipped.
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Man who fractured partner's neck paroled
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Man who fractured partner's neck paroled
A Dunedin man who fractured his partner’s neck has now admitted the beatings occurred over four to five years.
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Man who stole from Otago rugby great jailed
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Man who stole from Otago rugby great jailed
An Otago rugby great says if he had met the bloke who burgled his business on the rugby field "there probably wouldn’t have been much talking".
Board denies parole: murderer says didn’t intend to kill
Board denies parole: murderer says didn’t intend to kill
A Dunedin murderer who drove his victim nearly 150km then beat him to death with a wheel brace says the killing was not premeditated.
Wheel brace killer 'wanted to be the hero'
Warrington wheel brace killer 'wanted to be the hero'
A Dunedin murderer says he beat a man to death with a wheel brace because of his “righteous anger”.