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Kilo of Singapore meth shipped to Dunedin boarding house

Grant Beale’s involvement in a large methamphetamine importation operaton was driven by his...

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Kilo of Singapore meth shipped to Dunedin boarding house

An Australian deportee has been jailed for four and a-half years after a kilogram of meth was shipped to Dunedin from Singapore.

No parole: focus on ‘own comfort’

A fine was handed out to a Southland company on Monday for breaching the Resource Management Act....

No parole: focus on ‘own comfort’

A child-molesting national snooker champion "appears more focused on his own comfort" than the impact on his victim, the Parole Board says.

Flasher in court for 'twirling' genitals at girls

Mitchell Lamb was sentenced to 50 hours’ community work for two indecent displays. Photo: Stephen...

'This behaviour stops now': Flasher in court after 'twirling' genitals at schoolgirls

A 21-year-old man who flashed two girls on their way to school has refused to explain why he did it.

Flasher 'twirled' genitals in front of schoolgirls

A Dunedin man who flashed two girls on their way to school has refused to explain why he did it.

Notorious Dunedin rapist denied parole again

The Parole Board last year heard Joseph Lepper had smeared faeces on prison walls. PHOTO: STAFF...

Notorious Dunedin rapist denied parole again

A rapist who tried to drag a woman into a van in central Dunedin will remain locked up until at least November next year.

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Rapist’s board hearing ‘traumatic’ — ‘it’s like I’m being re-raped’

Helena Thompson gave up her name suppression so she could tell her story. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Rapist’s board hearing ‘traumatic’ — ‘it’s like I’m being re-raped’

The Dunedin victim of a remorseless serial predator says the offender’s recent parole hearing was like being "re-raped".

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Child-molesting snooker champion 'focused on own comfort'

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Child-molesting snooker champion 'focused on own comfort'

A child-molesting national snooker champion "appears more focused on his own comfort" than the impact on his victim, the Parole Board says.

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Bus hub stabber to appeal sentence

Flowers where Enere McLaren-Taana (inset) was fatally stabbed at the Dunedin Bus Hub in Great...

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Bus hub stabber to appeal sentence

The teenager who killed a Dunedin schoolboy at the city’s bus hub will appeal his conviction and sentence.

Warrington wheel brace killer freed

Warrington wheel brace killer released from jail

A Dunedin man who beat his victim to death with a wheel brace and dumped his body on a beach has been released from prison.

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'Perfect' property funded by drug money

Police say mortgage payments for this $1.4 million Tarras home, bought in 2022, were partly...

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'Perfect' property funded by drug money, police say

A Central Otago beauty-clinic owner has had her $1.4 million home frozen after allegedly benefiting from her dead partner’s drug crimes.

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Community service for sexual messages

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Community service for sexual messages

A Dunedin gardener who sent smutty messages to an 88-year-old woman has now lost his job and separated from his partner, a court has heard.

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Man jailed for assault that permanently scarred victim’s face

Kyle Thornicroft’s lawyer asked the judge to look past his tattoos. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Man jailed for assault that permanently scarred victim’s face

A heavily Nazi-tattooed Dunedin man who brandished a knife to commit a robbery left his victim permanently scarred, a court has heard.

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Role in theft of crayfish admitted

Nicola Nevard resigned from her job when she feared authorities were investigating a seafood scam...

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Role in theft of crayfish admitted

A woman who was the pivotal insider in a King Cobras crayfish crime ring worth more than $200,000 has admitted her role in the scheme.

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Social worker suspended over dodgy Covid vaccine exemption

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Social worker suspended over dodgy Covid vaccine exemption

A Dunedin-based social worker who issued a shonky Covid-19 vaccine exemption has been suspended for a year.

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Second player in sex-video scandal

Green Island Rugby Club. File photo: ODT

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'Completely unacceptable': Second player in sex-video scandal

A second player from a Green Island rugby team has admitted to secretly filming a half-naked woman and posting it to a group chat.

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Dunedin rugby player shared secret sex video with team-mates

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Dunedin rugby player shared secret sex video with team-mates

A Dunedin rugby player who secretly filmed a woman in a sex act and sent the video to a group of team-mates won't be stood down for this weekend's game.

Deportation likely for Enere’s killer

Friends and family of Enere McLaren-Taana gathered outside the High Court at Dunedin yesterday to...

Deportation likely for Enere’s killer

A Dunedin 14-year-old who stabbed another teen to death will likely be deported after being jailed over the killing.

'Nowhere near enough': Bus hub victim's dad slams killer's sentence

Family and supporters of Enere McLaren-Taana outside court after the sentencing. Photo: Gerard O...

'Nowhere near enough': Bus hub victim's dad slams killer's sentence

The dad of a teen stabbed to death at the city’s bus hub says the 14-year-old killer's jail sentence of three years and three months is "nowhere near enough".

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City professional admits insurance fraud

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City professional admits insurance fraud

A respected Dunedin professional has pleaded guilty to insurance fraud but will fight to avoid a conviction.

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Police car joyrider back in jail for car-related crimes

Jesse Nash, pictured here in 2020, says he wants to ‘‘grow up and be a man’’. PHOTO: ROB KIDD

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Police car joyrider back in jail for car-related crimes

A man who made headlines for taking a police car on a 270km joyride is back behind bars after only a few weeks of freedom.

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