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Killer to stay behind bars for 1997 murder

'To protect the community': Killer to stay behind bars for 1997 murder of ex-girlfriend

Gareth Smither stabbed Karen Jacobs more than 30 times then attacked her with a garden spade, all while her young daughter was in the house.

Dunedin killer stays caged for brutal 1997 murder of ex-girlfriend

Gareth Smither stabbed Karen Jacobs more than 30 times then attacked her with a garden spade, all while her young daughter was in the house.

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Father of fatally stabbed teen wants killer deported

John McLaren says the Court of Appeal’s decision to reduce the sentence of his son’s killer...

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Father of fatally stabbed teen wants killer deported

The father of a Dunedin schoolboy who was stabbed to death says he will only be satisfied if his son’s teenage killer is deported.

Bus hub killer fails to have conviction quashed

Bus hub killer fails to have conviction quashed

A teenager who stabbed another schoolboy to death at Dunedin’s bus hub has failed to have his manslaughter conviction overturned.

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Large sum found after death

Bonus Bonds investors are due to receive a share of the $870 million remaining in the scheme....

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Large sum found after death

A drug-dealer found dead in a Dunedin motel room had more than $30,000 with him at the time.

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Disgraced 'Mr Science' targeted other boys to abuse

Amadeo Enriquez Ballestero appears in the Dunedin District Court on Wednesday on sex abuse...

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Disgraced 'Mr Science' targeted other boys to abuse

The disgraced Dunedin educator known as ‘‘Mr Science’’, who sexually abused two boys in his care, has admitted targeting others.

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Minor drug debt sparks bloody Dunedin brawl

The results of the study showed prohibition was not working. Photo: Getty Images

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Minor drug debt sparks bloody Dunedin brawl

A $125 drug debt resulted in a bloody street brawl and a woman being pinned between two cars, a court has heard.

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A history of violence: Dunedin gang attack ringleader 'a lethal weapon'

Ring-leader of the Mongrel Mob group John-Boy Toa Rakete, 32, was jailed for three years 11 months.

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A history of violence: Dunedin gang attack ringleader 'a lethal weapon'

A petrol-station-forecourt assault in 2019 led to the death of John-Boy Rakete’s victim - five years later he was at it again in a Dunedin attack a judge called "sickening".

'Your socks or your bitches': Gang's ultimatum before 'sickening' Dunedin attack

A “sickening” pack attack on a group of students at a 21st party in North Dunedin has led to three gang members being locked up.

Handyman blew $60k on gambling, massages

Fraudster handyman who blew $60k on gambling, massages leaves string of unfinished jobs and disgruntled clients

An “accomplished fraudster”, whose rip-offs scored him $114,000, has been given a firm ultimatum by a judge – show me the money.

Fraudster handyman blew $60k on gambling and massages

An “accomplished fraudster”, whose rip-offs scored him $114,000, has been given a firm ultimatum by a Dunedin judge – show me the money.

Ex-political figure spat on woman in Dunedin bar fracas

The defendant was banned from Albar in Dunedin. Photo: Google Maps

Ex-political figure spat on woman in Dunedin bar fracas

A former political figure spat on a bar worker then led police on a foot race through central Dunedin.

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Dunedin man raided his mum's home while she was on cruise

Shannon Stoddart was sentenced to six months’ home detention for a string of dishonesty offences....

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Dunedin man raided his mum's home while she was on cruise

A veteran Dunedin offender has been lambasted by a judge for stealing from his own mother while she was on a cruise.

Australian deportee intended 'to kill someone'

Moana Pool is off-limits during the lockdown. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Australian deportee intended 'to kill someone'

An Australian deportee who stabbed a woman outside a public pool told police she intended to kill someone.

Mum with young daughter when stabbed in Moana Pool attack

An Australian deportee who stabbed a woman outside Moana Pool told police she intended to kill someone.

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Harassment victim decries sentence

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Harassment victim decries sentence

The victim of an obsessive ex says she has been left psychologically scarred by her ordeal and is now campaigning for legislative change.

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Fleeing conman's firm placed in liquidation

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Fleeing conman's firm placed in liquidation

A Dunedin businessman who fled the country while subject to an Immigration investigation has now had his business placed in liquidation, owing more than $50,000.

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‘Inappropriate sexual behaviour’ in prison

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‘Inappropriate sexual behaviour’ in prison

A high-risk sex offender will be in prison until at least next year after the Parole Board heard his inappropriate behaviour had continued behind bars.

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Student caught in $4m drug bust

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Student caught in $4m drug bust

Days after a Dunedin masters student was announced as a scholarship recipient, he was arrested in a sting on an international drug-trafficking syndicate.

Psychology scholar involved in multi-million dollar drug bust

Drugs were hidden inside an exercise slam ball. Photo: NZ Customs Services

Psychology scholar involved in multi-million dollar drug bust

A duo - featuring a high-flying academic - became entwined in a crime syndicate’s importation of at least $4m of party drugs, a court has heard.

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