Two hurt in Dunedin motorway crash
Two hurt in Dunedin motorway crash
Two people were taken to hospital and traffic was backed up for some time after a four-car crash on the Southern Motorway in Caversham.
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Injured walker winched from track
Injured walker winched from track
A person had to be winched by a helicopter after injuring themselves on a coastal Dunedin track yesterday.
Blackhead Rd remains closed after car hits power pole
Blackhead Rd remains closed after car hits power pole
Blackhead Rd is expected to remain closed until 5pm after a car crashed into a power pole this morning.
Wrong-way driver had beer in cup holder - police
Wrong-way driver had beer in cup holder - police
An alleged drunk-driver with an open beer bottle in his car said he was driving on the wrong side of a South Dunedin road because he "thought no one was coming".
Threat made after man denied morning wine
Threat made after man denied morning wine
A man threatened to return to a Dunedin supermarket with a weapon after they refused to sell him a bottle of wine at 9am because he was drunk.
Grave damaged as stolen car dumped at cemetery
Grave damaged as stolen car dumped at cemetery
A stolen car has been dumped at a Dunedin cemetery leaving a grave damaged.
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Road-safety advocate took sleeping pills before crash
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Road-safety advocate took sleeping pills before crash
A Dunedin father and road-safety advocate has admitted crashing his car on the motorway, wiping out 200m of the wire barrier.
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Drug dealer avoids prison after poisoning baby threat
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Drug dealer avoids prison after poisoning baby threat
A Dunedin drug dealer has avoided prison after threatening to poison his baby’s bottle.
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Man slashed pillow as ex-partner lay next to child
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Man slashed pillow as ex-partner lay next to child
A Dunedin man used a knife to slash a pillow his ex-partner was lying on, a court has heard.
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Five-star social housing ‘still wonderful’ despite tenant's threats
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Five-star social housing ‘still wonderful’ despite tenant's threats
A five-star Dunedin social housing complex remains a "wonderful place" despite a tenant being evicted for threatening to blow up his neighbours with a gas bottle, the Salvation Army says.
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Otago Cabs accused of exploitation
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Otago Cabs accused of exploitation
A "luxury" Otago taxi company, and the man behind it, have been hauled before the court, accused of exploiting foreign workers.
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Sentence lengthened for failure to comply
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Sentence lengthened for failure to comply
A meth dealer will spend more time in prison for refusing to leave his cell and explain where he got $45,000 cash and a vintage motorbike.
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Octagon attack victim 'lucky to be alive'
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Octagon attack victim 'lucky to be alive'
A 20-year-old man left with a fractured skull in a vicious Octagon attack "could’ve been a vegetable, or worse", a judge said.
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‘Out-of-it’ crash driver was on meth and ketamine
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‘Out-of-it’ crash driver was on meth and ketamine
A "completely out of it" Dunedin driver caused a head-on collision, rolling a car and fracturing the passenger’s sternum.
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Man found slumped over in car with bottle of Scrumpy jailed
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Man found slumped over in car with bottle of Scrumpy jailed
A Dunedin man has been jailed after he was found slumped over in his car with a bottle of Scrumpy between his legs.
Delivery of inquest findings delayed
Delivery of inquest findings delayed
Gore toddler Lachie Jones’ half-brother has appointed a lawyer at the 11th hour, delaying the delivery of the inquest findings.
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Jail for man who breached home detention sentence after 11 days
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Jail for man who breached home detention sentence after 11 days
A Dunedin man given home detention because he was "screaming out for help" breached the sentence 11 days after it began.
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Months cut off sex offender sentence
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Months cut off sex offender sentence
A Dunedin man who sexually abused a girl on dozens of occasions has had four months shaved off his prison sentence.
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Man flashed staff after being trespassed
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Man flashed staff after being trespassed
Shoppers at a Dunedin supermarket were exposed to a bizarre, X-rated performance by a repeat thief.
Toddler's inquest: half-brother engages lawyer
Toddler's inquest: half-brother engages lawyer
The half-brother of Gore toddler Lachie Jones has appointed a lawyer at the eleventh-hour, delaying the delivery of inquest findings into the boy's death in 2019.