'Astonishing disregard' for public safety
Man jailed for drive-by shooting on busy street
A man who shot twice at drug dealers on a busy Dunedin street represents "a truly shocking act of vigilante justice", a judge says.
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Car shooter blasted dealers with their own gun
'Truly shocking act': Dunedin drive-by shooter jailed
Aggrieved at being ripped off in a cannabis deal, Kaleb Bell wrenched a shotgun off drug dealers and shot at them in a central Dunedin car chase.
Man accused of Singh murder pleads not guilty
Man accused of Singh murder pleads not guilty
The man accused of murdering Gurjit Singh in his Dunedin home has pleaded not guilty.
Man pleads not guilty to murdering Gurjit Singh
Man pleads not guilty to murdering Gurjit Singh
The man accused of murdering Gurjit Singh in his Dunedin home has pleaded not guilty.
Gurjit Singh murder accused keeps name secret
Gurjit Singh murder accused pleads not guilty
The man accused of murdering Gurjit Singh in his Dunedin home has pleaded not guilty.
Man pleads not guilty to arson
Man pleads not guilty to arson
A man accused of starting a fire which gutted a Dunedin boarding house is maintaining his innocence.
Boarding house arson accused back in court
Boarding house arson accused back in court
A man accused of starting a fire which gutted a Dunedin boarding house is maintaining his innocence.
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'Bitter' Dunedin man's campaign of harassment against his family
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'Bitter' Dunedin man's campaign of harassment against his family
A Dunedin man carried out an unrelenting, anonymous campaign of abuse against family members for nearly two years, a court has heard.
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‘Bizarre behaviour’ — jail for bike thefts
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‘Bizarre behaviour’ — jail for bike thefts
A Dunedin kleptomaniac is back behind bars after a 10-day bike-theft spree.
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Drug dealing went beyond addiction: judge
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Drug dealing went beyond addiction: judge
A "one-man-band" drug dealer who set himself up as a safer alternative to gangs has been jailed for 21 months.
Victim seeks release outside region
Victim seeks release outside region
A Dunedin sex offender has been urged to plan his release from prison outside the region after his victim spoke of her life being "ripped from her".
Sex offender denied parole
Sex offender denied parole
A Dunedin sex offender has been urged to plan his release from prison outside the region after his victim spoke of her life being "ripped from her".
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Man who drowned baby maintains innocence
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Man who drowned baby maintains innocence
A Kaitangata man who drowned his 7-month-old baby in a bath has tried to shift the blame to his former partner, the Parole Board has heard.
Coroner's ruling little solace for grieving dad
'Four years of hell': Coroner's ruling little solace for grieving dad
A grieving dad finally allowed himself a "wee smile" after a coroner deemed overgrown foliage obscuring a road sign contributed to the fatal crash that killed his daughter.
Grieving father vindicated by coroner's ruling
Grieving father vindicated by coroner's ruling
A coroner says overgrown foliage that obscured a road sign contributed to a double-fatal crash in Outram — vindication for a grieving father.
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Victim ‘absolutely devastated and broken’
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Victim ‘absolutely devastated and broken’
A Dunedin man who filmed himself violating a woman then spread the images throughout cyberspace has been jailed for nearly a decade.
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Educator admits he filmed abuse of former pupil
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Educator admits he filmed abuse of former pupil
A prominent Dunedin educator has admitted filming himself abusing a former pupil, but told police it was not sexually motivated.
Child sex offender released five years early
Child sex offender released five years early
A social worker who sexually abused eight victims at a Dunedin girls’ home has been released five years before the end of his sentence, despite continuing to deny the offending.
Social worker who raped girls released five years early
Social worker who raped girls released five years early
A social worker who sexually abused eight victims at a Dunedin girls’ home has been released five years before the end of his sentence, despite continuing to deny the offending.
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Businessman jailed over tax evasion
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Businessman jailed over tax evasion
A Dunedin businessman has been jailed for two and a-half years after taking his tax-fraud total to almost $1 million.