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Axe-carrying hermit was wandering city streets
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Axe-carrying hermit was wandering city streets
A cave-dwelling Outram hermit was caught wandering about Dunedin with weapons on consecutive days, a court has heard.
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Parole denied after fight in prison
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Parole denied after fight in prison
A man who repeatedly stomped on his victim in a Wanaka shop has been declined parole after fighting while in prison.
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No parole after ejection from programme
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No parole after ejection from programme
A Dunedin man who beat up his friend and left him to die has been declined parole after being kicked out of an anti-violence programme behind bars.
Name suppression lapses for murder accused
Name suppression lapses for murder accused
The 35-year-old accused of the murder of Dunedin man Sean Buis can now be named after suppression lapsed.
Pleads not guilty to murder charge
Pleads not guilty to murder charge
A 20-year-old man accused of a fatal stabbing in Momona has pleaded not guilty.
Not guilty plea in Momona stabbing
Not guilty plea in Momona stabbing
A 20-year-old man accused of a fatal stabbing in Momona, near Dunedin, has pleaded not guilty.
Buis murder accused named
Buis murder accused named
The 35-year-old accused of the murder of Dunedin man Sean Buis can now be named.
Buis murder accused named
Buis murder accused named
The 35-year-old accused of the murder of Dunedin man Sean Buis can now be named after suppression lapsed.
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Policeman’s attacker to be released
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Policeman’s attacker to be released with conditions
A man who rammed a police car and chased an officer while wielding a tomahawk will serve his whole prison term.
Cocaine import charge denied
Cocaine import charge denied
One of the men accused of a conspiring to import 91kg of cocaine on a container ship has denied the allegation against him.
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Crimes attributed to ‘challenge’
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Crimes attributed to ‘challenge’
A Dunedin man behind a bizarre string of crimes puts his behaviour down to a "survival challenge" he was undertaking at the time.
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‘Horror movie’: Man who leapt on bonnet jailed for 8 months
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‘Horror movie’: Man who leapt on bonnet jailed for 8 months
A man who jumped on to the bonnet of a passing vehicle and held on was "like something out of a horror movie", the driver says.
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Man jailed for grabbing partner by throat
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Man jailed for grabbing partner by throat
A man grabbed his former partner three times by the throat in a violent incident at her home.
Dunedin cocaine plot accused in court
Dunedin cocaine plot accused in court
One of the men accused of a conspiring to import 91kg of cocaine on a container ship has denied the allegation against him.
Killer 'can't explain' why she murdered friend
Killer 'can't explain' why she murdered friend
A woman who was killed by her friend and buried in a shallow grave was the fourth member of her whanau to be murdered, a court has heard.
Killer 'can't explain' why she murdered friend
Killer 'can't explain' why she murdered friend
A Dunedin woman who was killed by her friend and buried in a shallow grave was the fourth member of her whanau to be murdered, a court has heard.
'Callous' killing: Hairdresser gets life for stabbing friend
'Callous' killing: Hairdresser gets life for stabbing friend
A hairdresser who stabbed her friend to death and buried her in a shallow grave in the backyard can't explain why she did it.
'Callous' killing: Hairdresser gets life for stabbing friend
'Callous' killing: Hairdresser gets life for stabbing friend
A Dunedin hairdresser who stabbed her friend to death and buried her in a shallow grave in the backyard can't explain why she did it.
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Man jailed for sexual offending against boy
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Man jailed for sexual offending against boy
A man who violated a young boy then tried to buy his silence has been jailed for three years, eight months.
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Jail term for credit card scam and drug offences
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Jail term for credit card scam and drug offences
A scam in which an Auckland trio came to Dunedin to rip off retailers using illicitly obtained credit card numbers had "elements of sophistication", a judge says.