Portuguese man jailed over drug plot
Portuguese man jailed over drug plot
A Portuguese former paratrooper and restaurateur got involved in a $27million cocaine plot in Dunedin because of his debts, a court has heard.
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Threat to raze boarding house, kill occupants
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Threat to raze boarding house, kill occupants
A masked man’s bid to collect a debt ended with threats to burn down a boarding house and kill the 19 people inside, a court has heard.
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Chilean ‘bad man’ likely to be deported
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Chilean ‘bad man’ likely to be deported
A Central Otago man who molested a young girl has been jailed for 12 months and will likely be deported, a court has heard.
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Healer denied parole after mixed messages
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Healer denied parole after mixed messages
A disgraced Dunedin healer who sexually abused seven women has been denied parole after giving mixed messages about his retirement.
Cartel middleman jailed over $27m Dunedin cocaine plot
Cartel middleman jailed over $27m Dunedin cocaine plot
The middleman for an international drug cartel involved in a $27 million cocaine plot which imploded in Dunedin has been jailed for five years and two months.
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Meth ‘wholesaler’ took part in prison pack attack
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Meth ‘wholesaler’ took part in prison pack attack
A Central Otago meth "wholesaler" participated in a prison pack attack which ended with a celebratory fist-bump, a court has heard.
Claims of foul play made during inquiry
Claims of foul play made during inquiry
An early finish last Friday marked the end of week one in the inquest into Lachie Jones’ death by coroner Alexander Ho, which comes more than five years after 3-year-old Lachie was found in a...
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Child-sex file offender denied parole after turnaround
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Child-sex file offender denied parole after turnaround
A Dunedin man caught with 11,000 child-sex files will remain behind bars while he flip-flops about accepting his guilt.
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Stripper offered $50K to retrieve cocaine from Dunedin boat
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Stripper offered $50K to retrieve cocaine from Dunedin boat
An Australian stripper involved in a plot to retrieve $27 million of cocaine from a ship docked in Dunedin says he was offered $50,000 for the job.
Sportsman’s identity still suppressed
Sportsman’s identity still suppressed
The identity of a high-profile Dunedin sportsman accused of serious domestic violence will remain under wraps — for now.
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Forging fraudster gets 22 months
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Forging fraudster gets 22 months
A Dunedin man’s forgery - an attempt to con the court into giving him a non-jail sentence - has backfired spectacularly.
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Guilty plea after nearly two years of claiming innocence
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Guilty plea after nearly two years of claiming innocence
A man who killed his friend in a Catlins hit-and-run later drove the man’s coffin to the cemetery on a tractor after the funeral.
Dunedin sportsman accused of serious domestic violence
Dunedin sportsman accused of serious domestic violence
A high-profile Dunedin sportsman, accused of serious domestic violence, has had his name suppression continued.
Man admits killing mate in drunken hit-and-run
Man admits killing mate in drunken hit-and-run
A man who killed his friend in a Catlins hit-and-run has finally pleaded guilty, nearly two years after the incident.
'Felt a bump': Man admits killing mate in drunken hit and run
'Felt a bump': Man admits killing mate in drunken hit and run
A man who killed his friend in a Catlins hit and run has finally pleaded guilty, nearly two years after the incident.
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Drunken crash costs man $15K
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Drunken crash costs man $15K
A Dunedin man who smashed into three cars while intoxicated was drunk behind the wheel twice in less than three weeks, a court has heard.
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Student’s change of attitude since driving drunk
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Student’s change of attitude since driving drunk
After taking police on a drunken chase in which he "drifted" around Dunedin’s student quarter, Archie Jacob Quintin Mitchell said he felt unlucky to have been caught.
Father hopes for answers at inquest
Father hopes for answers at inquest
A Gore father whose son was found dead in a pond hopes the questions he has been asking for more than five years will soon be answered.
Foul play claimed during inquiry
Foul play claimed during inquiry
The mother of a boy found dead in a Gore pond has rubbished claims of foul play and says the ordeal has "destroyed" her.
Claims of foul play made during inquiry
Claims of foul play made during inquiry
The mother of a boy found dead in a Gore pond has rubbished claims of foul play and says the ordeal has "destroyed" her.