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Tomahawk attacks lead to jail term
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Tomahawk attacks lead to jail term
After six years out of the criminal justice system, it took Gavin Manu Howie just a few months for his life to "spiral out of control".
Rob Kidd
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Victim’s life ‘on pause’ after being hit by car
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Victim’s life ‘on pause’ after being hit by car
A driver who mowed down a man in a South Dunedin street left him with a head injury from which he may never recover, a court has heard.
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Jailed for blackmailing pensioner
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Jailed for blackmailing pensioner
A married Dunedin pensioner spent $40,000 on a woman he met online before things took a criminal twist, a court has heard.
One-punch attack victim’s ‘life changed’
One-punch attack victim’s ‘life changed’
A one-punch assault outside a Dunedin party left a student’s future in jeopardy, a judge says.
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Golfer twice convicted of online derogatory treatment of women
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Golfer twice convicted of online derogatory treatment of women
A representative golf player now has two convictions for his derogatory treatment of women online.
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UK tourist discharged over crash with Porsche
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UK tourist discharged over crash with Porsche
A tourist who caused a head-on crash with a $290,000 sports car has avoided a hefty bill and a conviction.
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Firms fined for demolishing historic buildings
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Firms fined for demolishing historic buildings
Two companies involved in the illegal demolition of historical Dunedin buildings have been stung with fines.
Woman nearly seven-times over limit sentenced
Woman nearly seven-times over limit sentenced
A Dunedin drink-driver who blew one of the highest readings the region has ever seen has been ordered to undertake counselling.
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Prison assault was ‘gang warfare’
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Prison assault was ‘gang warfare’
A convicted murderer’s beating of a fellow inmate was an example of "gang warfare" in prison, a judge says.
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Man admits intimidating sex worker
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Man admits intimidating sex worker
A man who hired an escort and became enraged when he could not perform has been ordered to pay the woman $300.
Man who stole Gore police car released from prison
Man who stole Gore police car released from prison
A man who stole a police car and the weapons inside it has been released from prison after serving his entire sentence.
Man who stole Gore police car released from prison
Man who stole Gore police car released from prison
A man who stole a police car and the weapons inside it has been released from prison after serving his entire sentence.
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Child sex offender put under supervision
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Child sex offender put under supervision
A sex offender who filmed himself violating a child in public will be supervised for three years after his release from prison.
Child sex offender declined parole
Child sex offender declined parole
A former teacher who sexually abused students at a boys’ high school for more than a decade has been declined parole after being transferred to Rolleston Prison.
Arson charge for Outram hermit
Arson charge for Outram hermit
A reclusive Outram cave dweller has been charged with arson and could face up to seven years in prison.
Child sex offender declined parole
Child sex offender declined parole
A former Dunedin teacher who sexually abused pupils for more than a decade has been declined parole so he can undergo treatment.
Arson charge for no-show Outram hermit
Arson charge for no-show Outram hermit
A reclusive Outram caveman has been charged with arson and could face up to seven years in prison.
Early release for man who stabbed woman 14 times
Early release for man who stabbed woman 14 times
A Dunedin man who stabbed a woman 14 times has been released with more than three years of his jail term remaining.
‘The system made me think I was safe’
Worst nightmare comes knocking: ‘The system made me think I was safe’
An Otago woman who has twice been subjected to vicious attacks by her ex-partner says she has been forsaken by the justice system.
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Twenty-year-old added to child sex offender roll
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Twenty-year-old added to child sex offender roll
A 20-year-old Dunedin man who traded child-sex-abuse material online, featuring children as young as 3 years old, has been jailed for more than three years.