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Deportee who caused police siege jailed
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Deportee who caused police siege jailed
A deportee who sparked an eight-hour police siege after climbing on to the roof of a Dunedin home has been jailed for two and a-half years.
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Farmer’s poaching conviction lifted
Farmer’s poaching conviction lifted
A South Otago farmer has had his poaching conviction lifted after a judge unfairly intervened in his trial.
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Crashing into pole proves costly
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Crashing into pole proves costly
A Dunedin motorist who slammed into a power pole, causing nearly $12,000 of damage, says he is a good driver.
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No parole for meth-fuelled driver
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No parole for meth-fuelled driver
A meth-fuelled driver who killed his friend in a crash which almost tore a car in two has been denied parole.
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Horse stabber loses bid for name suppression
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Horse stabber loses bid for name suppression
A man who stabbed a horse to death and more recently brandished a knife at a bus stop has failed in his bid to have his identity suppressed.
Principal died of heart attack
Principal died of heart attack
A respected and much-loved Dunedin principal died of a heart attack, a coroner has found.
Dunedin principal died of heart attack - Coroner
Dunedin principal died of heart attack - Coroner
A respected and much-loved Dunedin principal died of a heart attack, a coroner has found.
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Driver who caused life-changing injury refused parole
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Driver who caused life-changing injury refused parole
A speeding driver who left a moped rider with life-changing injuries has been declined parole.
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Anti-stalking laws floated
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Anti-stalking laws floated
An Otago teen who was harassed for three years is enthusiastic about proposed legislation targeting stalkers.
Driver in fatal crash jailed
Driver in fatal crash jailed
An Oamaru teen driver who killed his passenger in a high-speed crash has been jailed for more than two years.
'My brother's in a grave': family's anger at teen killer driver
'My brother's in a grave': family's anger at teen killer driver
A “grossly intoxicated” teen killer driver from Oamaru will never be forgiven, the victim’s family say.
Man pleads guilty over stabbing
Man pleads guilty over stabbing
A 21-year-old who fatally stabbed a man in Momona may yet avoid a spell behind bars.
Guilty plea over Momona stabbing death
Guilty plea over Momona stabbing death
A 21-year-old who fatally stabbed a man in Momona following a driving dispute has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
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Man who posed as prostitute to lure victim jailed
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Man who posed as prostitute to lure victim jailed
A Dunedin man who posed as a female prostitute online before robbing his victim at knifepoint has been locked up for more than two years.
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Diversion offered if damage paid for
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Diversion offered if damage paid for
Three protesters who damaged a University of Otago building will avoid a conviction if they can each stump up nearly $5000.
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Conflicting accounts put to jury
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Conflicting accounts put to jury
The jury in a Dunedin sober-driver rape case will today grapple with "two wildly conflicting accounts" when deciding its verdicts.
Dunedin schoolgirl's stalker nightmare
Dunedin schoolgirl's stalker nightmare
A Dunedin stalker, whose dogged and bizarre pursuit of a teenage girl plagued her final years of high school, can now be unmasked.
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Strangler could not ‘control his anger’
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Man could not ‘control his anger’
A Dunedin man who strangled a woman until her lips went blue continued to pile on the abuse while on bail, a court has heard.
Road to ruin ends in jail time for manslaughter
Road to ruin ends in jail time for manslaughter
Brent James Tiddy was an accident waiting to happen.
Dunedin man had 11,000 child abuse files
Man finally admits amassing 11,000 child abuse files
A Dunedin man found with 11,000 child-sex-abuse files has finally admitted guilt while behind bars, putting his crimes down to "a stressful period" in his life.