Rob Kidd

Rajinder was caught on supermarket CCTV without a wound to his hand just hours before the murder....

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Murderer’s lies no match for convincing and scientific evidence

A Dunedin man was found guilty last week of murdering his ex-employee. Rob Kidd looks at how police built an overwhelming case against him and how the defendant’s lies sealed his fate.

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Gang member who raped woman fails in parole bid

Adrian Waa will see the Parole Board again in May next year. PHOTO: ROB KIDD

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Gang member who raped woman fails in parole bid

A Dunedin gang member who forced his way into a woman’s home and raped her has had another parole bid declined.

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HNZ to meet embattled OHL board

Te Kāika chief executive Matt Matahaere. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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HNZ to meet embattled OHL board

An embattled Dunedin health and social service has fronted Health New Zealand officials for crisis talks this week.

Charge dropped against ex-Govt staffer

An ex-government employee who was caught with footage of the Christchurch mosque shootings has had a sex-tape charge against him dropped.

Ex-Govt employee's sex tape charge dropped

Former Government employee's sex tape charge dropped

An ex-Government employee who was caught with footage of the Christchurch mosque shootings has now had a sex tape charge against him dropped.

Sex tape charge against former govt employee dropped

Sex tape charge against former govt employee dropped

An ex-government employee who was caught with footage of the Christchurch mosque shootings has had a sex-tape charge against him dropped.

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'You left a trail of distress and tragedy, heartache, fear and loss'

Simon Johnston will return to a residential rehabilitation facility after a stint behind bars....

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'You left a trail of distress and tragedy, heartache, fear and loss'

A Dunedin man whose crime-packed 10 months began with an exploding safe and ended with him smearing faeces around a cell has been given a second chance.

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Former Te Kāika manager guilty of serious charges

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Former Te Kāika manager guilty of serious charges

Health organisation Te Kāika was also fighting to hide the identity of one of its senior health workers who was before the courts on serious charges.

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A year-long ODT investigation into a multimillion-dollar Dunedin health organisation has uncovered a slew of disgruntled former staff members, allegations of misconduct and personal-grievance payouts.

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Star service takes unhealthy turn

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Trouble in the village: Star service takes unhealthy turn

Disgruntled employees, allegations of misconduct, personal grievances - even breaches of its govt-funded social service contracts - are some issues plaguing the Dunedin health organisation.

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Doctor defends supplying cannabis

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Doctor defends supplying cannabis

Days before Te Kāika’s long-awaited Wellbeing Hub was opened, a doctor allegedly supplied cannabis to a patient in a carpark.

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Distracted skipper whose boat sank fined $4000

Teone Taiaroa was treated for hypothermia after grounding his fishing vessel at Taiaroa Head in...

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Distracted skipper whose boat sank fined $4000

The skipper of a Dunedin fishing boat who grounded the vessel while scrolling on his phone has been fined $4000.

Victim’s father seeks confession

Gurjit Singh's father, Nishan, speaking outside court yesterday. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

Victim’s father seeks confession

The father of a Dunedin man murdered by his former employer hopes the killer will one day reveal his motive.

Dunedin man guilty of brutal stabbing murder

Rajinder has been found guilty of stabbing Gurjit Singh to death at his Liberton home. Photo:...

Dunedin man guilty of brutal stabbing murder

A Dunedin man has been found guilty of murdering his former employee, leaving him partially decapitated on his own front lawn.

Brutal Dunedin murder 'ruined lives of two families'

The father of a Dunedin murder victim has spoken of his heartbreak at losing his "honest and hard-working" only son through such horrific circumstances.

Former political figure flees Dunedin police after alleged bar brawl

A former political figure has been released on bail after an alleged Dunedin bar brawl.

Hair only proof needed for conviction: Crown

Rajinder is accused of stabbing Gurjit Singh to death at his Liberton home. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Hair only proof needed for conviction: Crown

A hair found in the hand of a Dunedin man stabbed to death is all the evidence the jury needs to convict his alleged killer, the Crown says.

Barry Kloogh refused parole again

"I’m very upset with what’s happened to [my victims] ... I know that they’re desperate in some...

Barry Kloogh refused parole again

A disgraced financial adviser behind a $15.7 million Ponzi scheme continues to lack empathy for his victims, a psychologist says.

Stabbing accusation 'doesn't pass truth test': defence

The concept a Dunedin man would stab his former employee to death “doesn’t pass the truth test”, his lawyer says.

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‘Extremely strong’ links to accused

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‘Extremely strong’ links to accused

Forensic testing at a Dunedin murder scene provided "extremely strong" links to the alleged killer, a court has heard.

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