Man fails to avoid drink-drive checkpoint twice
Man fails to avoid drink-drive checkpoint twice
A Dunedin driver made a double getaway bid to avoid a drink-drive checkpoint at a popular beachside spot – and failed twice.
Rob Kidd
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Driving ban, fine for board member
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Driving ban, fine for board member
A Strath-Taieri Community Board member who drank a "couple of gins" after his grocery shopping has been convicted of drink-driving.
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Man in jail for stabbing Oamaru mum attacked fellow inmate
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Man in jail for stabbing Oamaru mum attacked fellow inmate
A man who repeatedly stabbed an Oamaru mother of four in front of her family has continued his violence in prison.
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Drink-driver says car hit drain due to ghost
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Drink-driver says car hit drain due to ghost
A Dunedin drink-driver has been ghost-busted.
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Fatal crash spurs roading upgrades
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Fatal crash spurs roading upgrades
Twenty-one of Dunedin’s rural intersections were upgraded in the wake of a double-fatal crash in Outram, it has been revealed.
Otago stabber to be released from prison
Otago stabber to be released from prison
A man responsible for a fatal stabbing in Momona will be released from prison this week after just five months behind bars.
Momona stabber Brodie Champion to be released from prison
Momona stabber Brodie Champion to be released from prison
A man responsible for a fatal stabbing in Momona will be released from prison this week after just five months behind bars.
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'Gross carelessness' sees drug charges ditched
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Cop slammed for ‘carelessness’ as drug charges ditched
A senior Otago police officer has been slammed for his "gross carelessness" which resulted in large-scale drug-cultivation charges being thrown out.
Inquest into student's death to be held in May
Inquest into student's death to be held in May
The coronial inquest for a Dunedin teen who was killed in a pile-up at an overcrowded party will be heard in May.
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Murderer to stay behind bars
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Murderer to stay behind bars
A Dunedin murderer will remain behind bars after an abbreviated taste of freedom.
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Company director sexually abused young girls
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Company director sexually abused young girls
A Dunedin company director has been jailed for the historical sexual abuse of two pre-pubescent girls after a judge rubbished his claims of remorse.
Little solace after murder-accused named
Little solace after murder-accused named
The man accused of murdering Gurjit Singh in his Dunedin home can now be named — but it comes as little solace to the victim’s family.
Man accused of Pine Hill murder named
Man accused of murdering Gurjit Singh named
The man accused of murdering Gurjit Singh in his Dunedin home can now be named.
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Parole declined after assault of inmate
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Parole declined after assault of inmate
A Central Otago man who aimed an air rifle at police and took a patrol car for a 200km joyride has been declined parole because of his aggression behind bars.
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Pair brandished knife, abducted 3-year-old
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Pair brandished knife, abducted 3-year-old
A Dunedin pair, armed with a knife, forced their way into a home and abducted a 3-year-old child, a court has heard.
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Exchange with stranger ends in punch to face
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Exchange with stranger ends in punch to face
An innocuous meeting in a Balclutha street earned a man a vicious beating, a court has heard.
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Victim felt leg would be ‘ripped off’ in assault
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Victim felt leg would be ‘ripped off’ in assault
A Dunedin man who twisted his partner’s leg until it felt like it would be "ripped off" has avoided imprisonment.
Bloody assault was random
Bloody assault was random
An innocuous meeting in a Balclutha street earned a man a vicious beating, a court has heard.
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Dunedin man jailed for hours-long sex attack on partner
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Dunedin man jailed for hours-long sex attack on partner
A woman subjected to a violent sex attack for several hours at the hands of her partner says she forgives him.
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Sean Buis' killer expresses regret
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Sean Buis' killer expresses regret
A Dunedin man who killed someone over a $350 debt says he had been on a 10-day drug binge, without sleeping or eating, at the time.