Kurow pub brawler has appeal knocked back
Kurow pub brawler has appeal knocked back
A man who brawled with a police officer for 20 minutes in the car park of a North Otago pub has had his appeal emphatically knocked back.
Rob Kidd
Appeal court rejects bid to 'restore reputation'
Appeal court rejects bid to 'restore reputation'
A man who had his conviction for breaching lockdown wiped over a procedural error has failed in a bid to further “restore his reputation”.
Four accused of burglary before fatal crash named
Four accused of burglary before fatal crash named
Name suppression has lapsed for the four men allegedly involved in the burglary of a Dunedin liquor store which ended in a fatal crash last month.
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Doctor still practising despite transgressions
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Doctor still practising despite transgressions
A doctor who had sex with his patient and contributed to her drug dependency has had his registration cancelled and been landed with a bill of more than $200,000.
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Jealous ex broke man’s face bones
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Jealous ex broke man’s face bones
A jealous ex who left his victim needing six hours of reconstructive facial surgery has narrowly avoided a jail sentence.
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$25,000 worth of drugs in underwear
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Dealer caught with $25,000 worth of drugs in underwear
A Dunedin drug dealer was caught by police with more than $25,000 of drugs in his undies, a court has heard.
Grandmother activist guilty of forgery 'would do it again'
Grandmother activist guilty of forgery 'would do it again'
A Dunedin grandmother who wrote a phoney postponement email for a petroleum-industry conference has been found guilty — but says she would do it all over again.
Fake email trial: Protester found guilty of forgery
Fake email trial: Protester found guilty of forgery
A Dunedin grandmother who wrote a phoney postponement email for a petroleum-industry conference has been found guilty of forgery charges.
Jury to decide whether fake email bid to disrupt
Jury to decide whether fake email bid to disrupt
Was a Dunedin grandmother’s fake postponement letter for a petroleum-industry conference a desperate bid to disrupt or only a joke?
Fatal drink-drive crash: teen pleads guilty
Fatal drink-drive crash: teen pleads guilty
A teenager who drove drunk through Oamaru at up to 141kmh and killed his passenger has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Protester says fake email sent as joke
Protester says fake email sent as joke
A Dunedin grandmothers’s fake postponement letter for a petroleum-industry conference - was it a desperate bid to disrupt or only a joke?
Teen pleads guilty to drunken crash that killed passenger
Teen pleads guilty to drunken crash that killed passenger
A teenager who drove drunk through Oamaru at up to 141kmh and killed his passenger has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
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Man City fan wears his heart on his sleeve
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Man City fan wears his heart on his sleeve - especially now
He's barely stopped smiling since the final whistle blew in Istanbul on Sunday. Otago Daily Times court reporter and resident Manchester City fanatic Rob Kidd explains why finally winning the Champions League means so much.
Letter said conference postponed
Letter said conference postponed
A climate-activist grandmother sent a forged postponement letter to the delegates of an international conference in a bid to derail the gathering, the Crown says.
Fake letter 'aimed to derail oil meeting', court told
Fake letter 'aimed to derail oil meeting', court told
An anti-oil protester sent a forged postponement letter to the delegates of an international petroleum conference in a bid to derail the gathering, the Crown says.
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Man who beat partner freed
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Man who beat partner freed
A Balclutha man who knocked his partner unconscious then roused her with water to continue the beating has been paroled.
Bond admits abuse of another pupil
Bond admits abuse of another pupil
A former Dunedin teacher, in jail for sex offences against the boys he taught, has admitted further abusing another teenage pupil.
Ex-teacher Bond admits another sex attack
Ex-teacher Bond admits another sex attack
A former Dunedin teacher, in jail for sex offences against the boys he taught, has admitted further crimes against a teenage pupil.
Joyride driving stolen police car 'on bucket list'
Joyride driving stolen police car 'on bucket list'
A man who pulled a gun on police and stole a patrol car says the escapade was on his "bucket list".
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Release of sister’s killer ‘a kind of relief’
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Release of sister’s killer ‘a kind of relief’
The release of a Dunedin man after 14 years behind bars for a "violent, jealousy-fuelled murder" has come as "a kind of relief" for the victim’s sister.