Prominent Dunedin man appears on sex charges
Prominent Dunedin man appears on sex charges
A prominent Dunedin man has pleaded not guilty to six sexual assault charges.
Felicity Dear
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Daughter's attack left mum bloodied on Mother's Day
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Daughter's attack left mum bloodied on Mother's Day
A homeless woman taken off the streets by her elderly mother bashed her on the head with a wine bottle on Mother’s Day.
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Drink-driver dodges conviction so he can open liquor store
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Drink-driver dodges conviction so he can open liquor store
A Dunedin man has avoided a drink-driving conviction because he wants to open a liquor store, a court has heard.
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Sex offender aimed to be jailed
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Sex offender aimed to be jailed
A high-risk child sex offender, deported from Australia for his crimes, says he breached a court order to get back into prison.
Prior assault left defendant ‘afraid’
Prior assault left defendant ‘afraid’
A 13-year-old boy accused of murdering another teen at Dunedin’s bus hub told the court how a traumatic incident changed the course of his life.
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Baby falls head-first on pavement after pram violently shaken by stranger
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Baby falls head-first on pavement after pram violently shaken by stranger
A Dunedin man "violently" shook a stranger’s pram and pushed it over causing the baby to fall head-first on to the concrete, a court has heard.
Accused speaks in bus hub stabbing trial
Accused speaks in bus hub stabbing trial
A 13-year-old boy accused of murdering another teen at Dunedin’s bus hub told the court how a traumatic incident changed the course of his life.
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Man pleads guilty to biting his 2-month-old daughter
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Man pleads guilty to biting his 2-month-old daughter
A man who bit his 2-month-old baby has been reprimanded by a judge who called the offending ‘‘outrageous’’.
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Man told victim he had ‘strung up cat’
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Man told victim he had ‘strung up cat’
A man who tormented his on-off partner by claiming he killed her pet cat put his actions down to medication making him feel ‘‘out of sorts’’.
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Court hears details of threats to ‘snitch’
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Court hears details of threats to ‘snitch’
A 13-year-old messaged a friend that he planned to "f... up" a snitch on the day he fatally stabbed another teen at the Dunedin bus hub, a court has heard.
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'That's what you deserve': Stabber's alleged words
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'That's what you deserve': Stabber's alleged words
A 13-year-old said "that’s what you deserve" after he fatally stabbed a schoolboy at Dunedin’s bus hub, a security guard who was there says.
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Dunedin sex offender beat and bribed children
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Dunedin sex offender beat and bribed children
A Dunedin man who sexually offended against two children and coerced one to get naked and play football with him has been jailed for more than six years.
Confronting footage shown to jury in bus hub stabbing trial
Confronting footage shown to jury in bus hub stabbing trial
Confronting CCTV footage played to a jury shows the moment schoolboy Enere Taana-McLaren was fatally stabbed by a 13-year-old at the Dunedin bus hub.
Fatal stabbing shown at bus hub trial
Fatal stabbing shown at bus hub trial
Confronting CCTV footage played to a jury shows the moment schoolboy Enere Taana-McLaren was fatally stabbed by a 13-year-old at the Dunedin bus hub.
Bus hub murder trial: Teen stabber says he acted in self defence
Bus hub murder trial: Teen stabber says he acted in self defence
A 14-year-old who fatally stabbed another teen at Dunedin's bus hub says he was acting in self defence.
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Former Clinton cop on cannabis charge
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Former Clinton cop on cannabis charge
A former police officer has been arrested for growing cannabis, a court has heard.
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Woman bitten in duck pond dust-up
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Woman bitten in duck pond dust-up
A dispute over feeding the ducks at the Dunedin Botanic Garden ended with one woman biting another, a court has heard.
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Victim’s jaw fractured in attack by students
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Victim’s jaw fractured in attack by students
A relentless drunken attack by two university students left one of their victims with a fractured jaw, a court has heard.
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14 ribs broken during assault
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14 ribs broken during assault
A man with 14 broken ribs ran into traffic to escape his assailant, a court has heard.
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Dunedin man cleared of sexual assault
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Dunedin man cleared of sexual assault
A jury has cleared a Dunedin man of six sexual assault charges after he insisted the allegations were made up.