Judge declares mistrial in child sex abuse case
Judge declares mistrial in child sex abuse case
A mistrial has been declared in the case of a company director accused of sexually abusing young girls in Christchurch and Dunedin.
Rob Kidd
Judge declares mistrial in child sex abuse case
Judge declares mistrial in child sex abuse case
A mistrial has been declared in the case of a Dunedin company director accused of sexually abusing three girls.
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Man pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting girls
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Man pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting girls
A Dunedin company director is on trial, accused of sexually assaulting three girls.
Board not satisfied man ready for parole
Board not satisfied man ready for parole
A Southland man with a history of extreme violence, who bombarded a woman with hundreds of calls and messages, has been denied parole again.
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Student attacked man defiling bed
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Student attacked man defiling bed
When a man in a Spiderman costume found a couple defiling his bed, he went from superhero to supervillain.
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Man who stabbed stranger in street fight avoids imprisonment
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Man who stabbed stranger in street fight avoids imprisonment
An Oamaru man who stabbed a stranger three times in a street fight has avoided a term of imprisonment.
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Man brutally beat teen in Dunedin alley
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Man brutally beat teen in Dunedin alley
Two minutes and 48 seconds of "sheer violence".
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Church-goer posed as photographer to abuse teen
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Church-goer posed as photographer to abuse teen
A church-going Dunedin man posed as a photographer to isolate a teenage girl from her parents and sexually abuse her, a court has heard.
Joyride man ‘unmotivated’ by rehabilitation: panel
Joyride man ‘unmotivated’ by rehabilitation: panel
A man who stole a police car and went on a 200km joyride around the region seems "generally unmotivated" behind bars, the Parole Board says.
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Dunedin lawyer’s six years on the run
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Dunedin lawyer’s six years on the run
A disgraced Dunedin lawyer who splurged on overseas travel, luxury cars and private-school fees rather than pay taxes has finally been brought to justice this week after a near...
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Mother received $68,000 with ‘carer support’ scam
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Mother received $68,000 with ‘carer support’ scam
A woman scammed the Ministry of Health out of $68,000 over the care of her disabled children, a court has heard.
Assessment to be done
Assessment to be done
A Dunedin teenager charged with murdering a woman will undertake a psychiatric assessment while in custody.
Psychiatric assessment for Wakari murder accused
Psychiatric assessment for Wakari murder accused
A Dunedin teenager charged with murdering a woman will undertake a psychiatric assessment while in custody.
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Ex-partner kidnapped, told to retract complaint
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Ex-partner kidnapped, told to retract complaint
A Dunedin man detained and beat his ex-partner then bombarded her with more than 500 messages to have her withdraw her police complaint, a court has heard.
Trespassed cave-dweller pleads guilty to arson
Trespassed cave-dweller pleads guilty to arson
A notorious Outram cave-dweller has admitted burning down a hut in which he used to live.
Outram cave-dweller pleads guilty to arson
Outram cave-dweller pleads guilty to arson
A notorious Outram cave-dweller has admitted burning down a hut in which he used to live.
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Hungary for the experiences
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Hungary for the experiences
Hungarian raccoon dogs and sour cherry soup — sounds like decent material for a short story.
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Deportee sentenced for assault
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Deportee sentenced for assault
A 501 deportee who killed a man over a drug debt while in Australia has continued his violent conduct a decade after the brutal slaying.
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Last of meth trio gets nearly 3 years’ jail
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Last of meth trio gets nearly 3 years’ jail
A Dunedin man who became entangled in a plan to collect $100,000 of methamphetamine has been locked up for nearly three years.
Crash victim was ‘firecracker’ mum of 5
Crash victim was ‘firecracker’ mum of 5
A mother of five who died in a crash in Waikouaiti will be remembered as a "beautiful firecracker", family say.