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Man who posed as prostitute to lure victim jailed

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Man who posed as prostitute to lure victim jailed

A Dunedin man who posed as a female prostitute online before robbing his victim at knifepoint has been locked up for more than two years.

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Diversion offered if damage paid for

Protesters barricaded themselves inside the University of Otago commerce building on August 1...

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Diversion offered if damage paid for

Three protesters who damaged a University of Otago building will avoid a conviction if they can each stump up nearly $5000.

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Conflicting accounts put to jury

The trial began today at Dunedin District Court. File photo: ODT

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Conflicting accounts put to jury

The jury in a Dunedin sober-driver rape case will today grapple with "two wildly conflicting accounts" when deciding its verdicts.

Dunedin schoolgirl's stalker nightmare

A Dunedin stalker, whose dogged and bizarre pursuit of a teenage girl plagued her final years of high school, can now be unmasked.

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Strangler could not ‘control his anger’

Sio Faiva described his uncontrollable anger as being like a "red mist". PHOTO: ROB KIDD

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Man could not ‘control his anger’

A Dunedin man who strangled a woman until her lips went blue continued to pile on the abuse while on bail, a court has heard.

Road to ruin ends in jail time for manslaughter

Brent Tiddy has racked up a slew of convictions since being deported from Australia. PHOTO: ROB KIDD

Road to ruin ends in jail time for manslaughter

Brent James Tiddy was an accident waiting to happen.

Dunedin man had 11,000 child abuse files

Man finally admits amassing 11,000 child abuse files

A Dunedin man found with 11,000 child-sex-abuse files has finally admitted guilt while behind bars, putting his crimes down to "a stressful period" in his life.

Drink-driver jailed over mum-of-five's crash death

Brent James Tiddy was sentenced to jail at an appearance in the High Court at Dunedin today....

Drink-driver jailed over mum-of-five's crash death

A drink-driver who caused the death of a mother of five in a Waikouaiti crash has been jailed for four and a-half years.

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Obscenities spraypainted on ex-partner’s ute

Jennifer Scott was caught on video leaving the explicit messages. Photo: supplied

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Woman spraypainted obscenities on ex-partner’s ute

A former nurse who covered an ex-boyfriend’s vehicle in x-rated graffiti has been blasted by a judge over her attitude.

Citycare fined $120,000 for discharge of contaminants

Dunedin court buildings. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Citycare fined $120,000 for discharge of contaminants

A contracting company whose oversights resulted in human effluent being discharged into Clutha’s waterways has been fined $120,000.

City Care fined over human waste in water

Christchurch City Council-owned company fined over human waste in water

A Christchurch City Council-owned company has been fined for failing to prevent essentially untreated wastewater, including human sewage, escaping treatment plants.

Company fined over human waste in Clutha water

A contracting company whose oversights saw human effluent discharged into Clutha’s waterways has been fined $120,000.

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Dunedin murderer paroled again

Andrew Macmillan only lasted a few months on parole before reoffending last time he was released....

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Dunedin murderer paroled again

A murderer who dumped his teenage victim in a Dunedin stream has been given a second chance on parole.

Rapist not eligible for offender treatment programme

The Parole Board last year heard Joseph Lepper had smeared faeces on prison walls. PHOTO: STAFF...

Rapist not eligible for offender treatment programme

A rapist who tried to abduct a woman in central Dunedin cannot undertake sex offender treatment in prison because of his behaviour, the Parole Board has heard.

‘Poetic’ story wins best first book prize

Susan Wardell combines writing with lecturing at the University of Otago. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

‘Poetic’ story wins best first book prize

A debut Dunedin author has tasted instant success for her "poetic and beautifully written" story.

Notorious sex offender denied parole

Joseph Lepper during a court appearance in 2014. Photo: ODT files

Notorious sex offender denied parole

A rapist who tried to abduct a woman cannot undertake sex-offender treatment in prison because of his behaviour.

Notorious sex offender denied parole

A rapist who tried to abduct a woman in central Dunedin cannot undertake sex-offender treatment in prison because of his behaviour, the Parole Board has heard.

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