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Assault conviction avoided — again
An Otago jockey whose wife was left with bruising on her face for a month after a drunken argument has avoided a conviction so he can get back on the horse.
Felicity Dear
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Woman attempted to frame man as paedophile
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Woman attempted to frame man as paedophile
After a Dunedin woman’s internet relationship broke down, she showed up at the man’s house, called him a ‘‘pedo’’ and pretended to be him on social media.
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Murder charge laid at bedside hearing
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Murder charge laid at bedside hearing
The man who allegedly killed Clutha vet Jillian Clark faced a charge of murder from his hospital bed yesterday.
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Escaped parolee returns to prison
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Escaped parolee returns to prison
A high-risk parolee was on the run for at least 10 days after he cut off his ankle bracelet and fled a Dunedin rehabilitation programme.
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‘Coward’s punch’ lands man more jail time
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‘Coward’s punch’ lands man more jail time
An Otago prisoner coward-punched a fellow inmate, leaving him unconscious for three minutes, a court has heard.
Dunedin inmate boasted about coward punch attack
Dunedin inmate boasted about coward punch attack
A Dunedin prisoner coward-punched a fellow inmate leaving him unconscious for three minutes, a court has heard.
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Victim’s pleas ignored, groper’s name sealed
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Victim’s pleas ignored, groper’s name sealed
An Otago man who groped a sleeping woman will keep his identity under wraps, despite his victim criticising it as an attempt to avoid responsibility.
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Subjected to ‘stalking-type behaviour’
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Subjected to ‘stalking-type behaviour’
A Dunedin man subjected his former partner to "stalking-type behaviour", including slashing her tyre, threatening to poison her dogs and secretly installing a camera where she was living.
Southland man facing charges over slink skin business
Southland man facing charges over slink skin business
A Southland man is facing seven charges in relation to his slink skin business.
‘Fortunate’ cyclist, 94, in world record bid
‘Fortunate’ cyclist, 94, in world record bid
Peter Grandiek is aiming to break a cycling world record, but after growing up in Nazi-occupied Holland, he feels lucky to ride a bike at all.
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Man threw coward punch in pub argument
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Man threw coward punch in pub argument
A man was left with five broken teeth, a broken nose and a concussion after he was coward punched at a Milton pub, a court has heard.
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Teen collapsed after being fed booze and drugs
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Teen collapsed after being fed booze and drugs
A Dunedin man supplied alcohol and offered prescription drugs to three vulnerable children, leaving one so intoxicated she had to be hospitalised.
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Time behind bars extended after pack attack in jail
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Time behind bars extended after pack attack in jail
A gang-related pack attack behind bars has seen four men extend their stay in prison.
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Firework shooter’s charge dropped
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Firework shooter’s charge dropped
A man who was arrested for shooting fireworks at people in Castle St has avoided a conviction.
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‘Money motivated family’ gang not a threat yet: police
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‘Money motivated family’ gang not a threat yet: police
An emerging gang could be attempting to gain a reputation an expert warns, after one of its members was recently accused of serious crimes in Dunedin.
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Thief will reoffend, brother warns after parole granted
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Thief will reoffend, brother warns after parole granted
The brother of a Dunedin woman who stole nearly $1 million from their ailing mother warns she has "no conscience" and will reoffend when released from prison.
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Violent sex offender's brief taste of freedom curtailed
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Violent sex offender's brief taste of freedom curtailed
A violent sex offender who spent six years locked up only lasted a month in the community before being sent back behind bars.
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Nursing student ‘utterly humiliated’ after being spat on
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Nursing student ‘utterly humiliated’ after being spat on
A teenage nursing student was "utterly humiliated" by a man who spat in her face while she was walking to Dunedin Hospital.
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Man lit fires then took photos of firefighters
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Man lit fires then took photos of firefighters
A Dunedin man who lit eight fires and took photos of the aftermath and attending firefighters has been locked up.
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Man hit driver with bottle in road-rage incident
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Man hit driver with bottle in road-rage incident
A Dunedin man hit a driver with a bottle in a road-rage incident, leaving a wound that required eight stitches, a court has heard.