Man sentenced over dramatic blaze at former boarding house
A fire which engulfed a Dunedin boarding house was started by a squatter who left a camp stove unattended, a court has heard.
Rob Kidd
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Student who scarred victim in bottle attack gets conviction overturned
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Student who scarred victim in bottle attack gets conviction overturned
An Otago student who bottled a man in a nightclub can now pursue a career as a chartered accountant after a successful appeal.
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Dunedin's ‘Mr Science’ admits more sex abuse
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Dunedin's ‘Mr Science’ admits more sex abuse
A high-profile former Dunedin educator - locked up for sexually abusing a boy - has admitted crimes against a second child.
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Rapist still presents ‘average’ risk
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Rapist still presents ‘average’ risk
A Dunedin man who violated two women still presents an "average" risk of further sexual offending, the Parole Board has heard.
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Gang links provided inmate with ‘security in the prison setting’
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Gang links provided inmate with ‘security in the prison setting’
A samurai sword-wielding Dunedin man who left his victim scarred for life says he has forged gang links in prison for security.
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Moa bone among items stolen by burglar
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Moa bone among items stolen by burglar
Items stolen during burglaries are largely predictable — jewellery, electronics, alcohol. They are usually not the fossilised bone of an extinct flightless bird.
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Refugee sex offender denied parole
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Refugee sex offender denied parole
A refugee who filmed himself sexually abusing a woman as her child protested has been declined parole.
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Jailed for terrifying attack on woman
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Jailed for terrifying attack on woman
A Dunedin man duct-taped a woman, broke her shoulder and threatened to bury her in the backyard during a harrowing attack, a court has heard.
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Sentenced over child sexual abuse material
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Sentenced over child sexual abuse material
A Dunedin man who was found with sexual abuse images of babies says he searched for the horrific content "as a form of comfort".
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Repeat sex offender jailed for groping woman in store
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Repeat sex offender jailed for groping woman in store
A Dunedin man with a history of sex crimes is back behind bars after groping a woman in Kmart.
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Burglary spree punctuated by graffiti on sign, tagging
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Burglary spree punctuated by graffiti on sign, tagging
A recidivist burglar came south for a fresh start but ended up committing four more break-ins and leaving a $20,000 trail of destruction, a court has heard.
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Man 'turned into monster’ when drinking alcohol
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Man 'turned into monster’ when drinking alcohol
A Dunedin man who relentlessly pursued his former partner says he "turned into a monster" when drinking alcohol.
Man who murdered mother has term cut
Man who murdered mother has term cut
A Dunedin man who beat his mother to death with a dumbbell will no longer be subject to life imprisonment after winning an appeal.
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Te Kāika facility closed, probed
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Te Kāika facility closed, probed
A youth remand home run by Te Kāika has been shut down for nine months after allegations of abuse by caregivers.
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Dumbbell killer wins appeal against life term
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Dumbbell killer who bludgeoned mum wins appeal against life term
A Dunedin man who beat his mother to death with a dumbbell will no longer be subject to life imprisonment after winning an appeal.
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Mosgiel restaurateur who offered homeless teen cash for sex named
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Mosgiel restaurateur who offered homeless teen cash for sex named
A Mosgiel restaurateur who offered a 17-year-old girl $700 for sex can now be named.
Owaka hit-and-run killer badly beaten by ex-cellmate
Owaka hit-and-run killer badly beaten by ex-cellmate
Double-bunking in a cell at the Otago Corrections Facility, Dion James Baker and Alun Garth McLachlan forged an unlikely friendship.
Man alleged to have lit five fires in four days
Man alleged to have lit five fires in four days
A Dunedin man has been accused of a four-day arson spree after four new charges were laid against him.
Te Kāika worker pleads guilty to attacking teen
Te Kāika worker pleads guilty to attacking teen
A Te Kāika youth justice staffer has lost his job after attacking a teenager on his way to work, then lying to police.
Man in court after wave of Dunedin arson attacks
Man in court after wave of Dunedin arson attacks
A man allegedly behind a spate of Dunedin fires, including a blaze at a derelict former hospital, will remain in prison for now.