Alleged chopper robber warned for 'wasting' judge's time
A man accused of stealing critical gear from a rescue chopper has been warned for wasting a judge’s time while making sovereign-citizen arguments.
Crime
'Firearms enthusiast' who printed 3-D guns wants out of jail
'Firearms enthusiast' who printed 3-D guns wants out of jail
A ‘‘firearms enthusiast’’ sent to prison for his ‘‘hobby’’ of 3-D printing guns in his sleepout is hoping to be sent home.
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$24k stolen from elderly woman in 7-hour phone scam
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$24k stolen from elderly woman in 7-hour phone scam
An elderly Dunedin woman has described being strung along for seven hours by a pair of scammers before they cleared $24,000 from her account.
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Sex offender barred from Otago
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Sex offender barred from Otago
A Dunedin man who used a secret recording to pressure a woman into sexual compliance has been released from prison.
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Rapist is still violent, Parole Board hears
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Rapist is still violent, Parole Board hears
After nearly a decade behind bars, a Dunedin rapist remains "essentially untreated", the Parole Board has heard.
Teenager hit in head with hammer
Teenager hit in head with hammer
A teenager is in Dunedin Hospital after being hit in the head with a hammer following an alleged road rage incident in Mornington.
Woman sentenced for threats and assault
Woman sentenced for threats and assault
An "enraged" Dunedin woman dug her nails into a detective's hand, causing it to bleed, and threatened to kill her former partner by driving through his house.
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Overnight patrol seeking volunteers
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Overnight patrol seeking volunteers
A group of North Dunedin volunteers are some of the very few who have a stamp of approval from police to slink around at night looking for trouble.
Women allegedly violated during tramp
Women allegedly violated during tramp
A jury is deciding whether or not a man groped a sleeping woman and forcefully violated another while on a tramping trip.
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20-year-old jailed for string of offences
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20-year-old jailed for string of offences
A Dunedin man has been jailed for two and a-half years for a string of car crimes and menacing threats.
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Trail of evidence from graffiti spree
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Trail of evidence from graffiti spree
You may not know Shane Pekama Ngatai but he has increasingly been making a name for himself around Dunedin.
‘Underlying attraction’ to girls
‘Underlying attraction’ to girls
A Dunedin man with a self-confessed "underlying attraction to young females" molested a child for 30 minutes, a court has heard.
Warrant leads to trove of stolen goods
Warrant leads to trove of stolen goods
Police investigating the burglary of an air ambulance helicopter in Mosgiel have located a trove of stolen items from several other suspected burglaries.
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Same name suppression in drug dealer case
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Same name suppression in drug dealer case
It is a tale of two Dunedin men with nothing in common and everything in common.
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Sexual harassment blamed on alcohol
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Sexual harassment blamed on alcohol
A convicted molester who terrorised eight women with dozens of anonymous sexual phone calls has been jailed for more than two years.
Rescue chopper theft-accused handcuffed in court
Rescue chopper theft-accused handcuffed in court
A Dunedin man accused of stealing life-saving drugs from a rescue helicopter has appeared in court, handcuffed, after an alleged spree of crimes.
Changes made after suicide
Changes made after suicide
A doctor who murdered a Dunedin teenager took his own life in prison just over an hour after discovering his appeal had failed. Corrections weren't told of the appeal outcome.
Robbery attempt in bar
Robbery attempt in bar
Dunedin police are appealing for information from the public following an attempted robbery last month.
Objection to wording
Objection to wording
Dunedin climate activist Bruce Mahalski, who was found guilty for trespassing last year, holds a bag full of coal and his $50 offender levy enclosed inside it outside Dunedin District Court yesterday.
Drunk-driver crashed into rubbish truck in Octagon - police
Drunk-driver crashed into rubbish truck in Octagon - police
A man was arrested after allegedly crashing into a rubbish truck in the Octagon, "shunting" it forward and injuring its passenger.