4 months cut from sex offender’s term
4 months cut from sex offender’s term
A former Scout leader who paid underage girls for outdoor sex acts and sordid photos has had four months shaved off his sentence.
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Violent outburst after man jailed for burglary
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Violent outburst after man jailed for burglary
A Dunedin man responsible for a violent armed burglary punched a police officer just seconds after being jailed for more than five years.
Charges fought as coal protesters come to court
Charges fought as coal protesters come to court
Six coal protesters whose actions shut down the Dunedin Railway Station are fighting criminal charges against them.
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Meth-fuelled events result in jail term
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Meth-fuelled events result in jail term
Call it car-ma. A 37-year-old Dunedin grandfather who took his neighbour’s vehicle for a joyride had his own car stolen by gang members just six days later.
Anti-coal protesters in court, nearly three years later
Anti-coal protesters in court, nearly three years later
Six coal protesters whose actions shut down the Dunedin Railway Station are fighting criminal charges against them.
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Violent bus hub attack a ‘hate crime’
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Violent bus hub attack a ‘hate crime’
A racist attack at Dunedin’s bus hub, just six months before a fatal stabbing, was a "hate crime", a judge says.
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‘Shocked’, ‘saddened’ after ‘Mr Science’ revealed as predator
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‘Shocked’, ‘saddened’ after ‘Mr Science’ revealed as predator
Dunedin's education community is in a state of shock after one of its former leading lights was unmasked as a sexual predator.
Supervision of sex offender to continue
Supervision of high-risk sex offender to continue
After nearly 30 years of oversight, a high-risk South Island sex offender will remain under strict scrutiny, a court has ruled.
Sex offender’s supervision to continue
Sex offender’s supervision to continue
After nearly 30 years of oversight, a high-risk Dunedin sex offender will remain under strict scrutiny, a court has ruled.
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Deportation for Portuguese man in $27m cocaine plot
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Deportation for Portuguese man in $27m cocaine plot
A former Portuguese paratrooper who became embroiled in a $27 million Dunedin cocaine plot will be deported in September.
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Boy accused of fatal bus hub stabbing bailed
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Boy accused of fatal bus hub stabbing bailed
The 13-year-old accused of a fatal stabbing at Dunedin’s bus hub has been bailed.
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Man spared jail term for abuse
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Man spared jail term for abuse
A Dunedin man who threatened to put his lawyer in a suitcase and throw her off a bridge has been spared a sentence of imprisonment after she wrote in his support.
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'I have dreams about how my son died'
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'I have dreams about how my son died'
The parents of a Dunedin man killed by a runaway truck say they now struggle to live with the "unbearable pain" of their loss.
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Repeat fraudster gets home detention
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Repeat fraudster gets home detention
A Dunedin benefit fraudster who scammed the system for the second time in a decade has avoided a term of imprisonment.
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Man ‘permanently disfigured’ after part of ear lost in attack
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Man ‘permanently disfigured’ after part of ear lost in attack
A solo father who caused a lurid flesh wound outside a Dunedin strip club has been sentenced to home detention.
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Crossbow attack left victim feeling ‘haunted’
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Crossbow attack left victim feeling ‘haunted’
A drunken Otago man fired a crossbow at his former partner after an argument, a court has heard.
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Woman discharged after affair with her father
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Woman discharged after affair with her father
A Dunedin woman who had an eight-day affair with her father has been discharged without conviction.
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‘Overwhelmed’ by evidential disclosure
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‘Overwhelmed’ by evidential disclosure
The man accused of murdering Gurjit Singh will remain behind bars as his new lawyer comes to grips with the case.
Judge needs more time for decision on bus hub stabbing accused
Judge needs more time for decision on bus hub stabbing accused
The 13-year-old accused of stabbing another teenager to death at Dunedin's bus hub will have to wait to learn whether he is granted bail.
Bus hub stabbing: Judge needs more time for decision on accused
Bus hub stabbing: Judge needs more time for decision on accused
The 13-year-old accused of stabbing another teenager to death at Dunedin's bus hub will have to wait to learn whether he is granted bail.