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Crash broke pensioner’s sternum
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Crash broke pensioner’s sternum
An 85-year-old Dunedin man has been robbed of his independence after his car was hit by a fellow pensioner, a court has heard.
Rob Kidd
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‘I knew I could die’: cancer patient attacked
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‘I knew I could die’: cancer patient attacked
A terminally ill cancer patient attacked in her own home has described her assailant as "a devious, manipulative, extremely violent and dangerous woman".
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Meth addict roofer coaxed $10K from client for little work
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Meth addict roofer coaxed $10K from client for little work
A meth-addicted Dunedin roofer badgered his client for $10,000 for a job that barely got started, a court has heard.
'Shock' over mystery death
'Shock' over mystery death
The father of a Dunedin man found dead at his home was in deep shock when he heard his son had died.
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Rapist to spend another year in jail
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Rapist to spend another year in jail
A Dunedin rapist will spend at least another year behind bars and remains in denial about his sex crimes.
Pine Hill death: Friend says man had no enemies
Pine Hill death: Friend says man had no enemies
A friend of a Dunedin man found dead at his home says he was “very humble” and had no enemies.
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Retired judge not the retiring type
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Retired judge not the retiring type
After 18 years on the bench Judge Kevin Phillips has hung up his robes.
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‘Tougher attitude’ needed
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‘Tougher attitude’ needed
A recently retired Dunedin judge has launched a broadside at the justice system and proposed an array of sweeping changes.
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Conman released year early, banned from gambling
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Conman released year early, banned from gambling
A veteran conman will be released from prison almost a year before the end of his sentence but will be banned from gambling.
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Violent Dunedin man to stay locked up
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Violent Dunedin man to stay locked up
A Dunedin man who beat up his partner then twice impersonated a police officer will be locked up for at least another six months.
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‘Issues’ seen in prison treatment for sex offender
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‘Issues’ seen in prison treatment for sex offender
A Dunedin 21-year-old who traded depraved child-abuse videos online may not be suitable for treatment while in prison, the Parole Board says.
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'This will ruin my career': Child-abuser lacks ‘insight’
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'This will ruin my career': Child-abuser lacks ‘insight’
An Otago man who abused a young girl and was found with 182 child-abuse images says he is not a sexual predator and that his crimes were "a brain explosion" and "a joke".
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Officer’s finger bitten to bone
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Officer’s finger bitten to bone
An Australian 501 deportee bit the finger of an Otago Corrections Facility officer so hard he exposed the bone, a court has heard.
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Jail term extended over drug bid
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Jail term extended over drug bid
A gang member who persuaded a woman to smuggle methamphetamine into prison has had his stay behind bars extended.
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Man who stabbed woman denied parole
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Man who stabbed woman denied parole
A Tongan man who repeatedly stabbed an Oamaru mother of four in front of her family has been declined parole at his first hearing.
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Sex offender tried to buy victim's silence
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Offender yet to undertake specialist treatment
A man who violated a boy then tried to buy his silence will remain in prison for at least another year.
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Judge ‘really impressed’ with rehabilitative work
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Judge ‘really impressed’ with rehabilitative work
A gang president says he has turned his back on his outlaw family in favour of his real whanau.
Plot to import cocaine thwarted by police
Plot to import cocaine thwarted by police
An Australian ex-stripper joked about buying a petrol station while on the way to retrieve $27 million of cocaine from a ship docked in Dunedin, a court has heard.
Former stripper admits part in cocaine plot
Former stripper admits part in cocaine plot
An Australian ex-stripper who came to Dunedin in a bungled attempt to retrieve $27m of cocaine for an "organised crime syndicate" has pleaded guilty.
Ex-stripper in Dunedin cocaine plot 'willing to give anything a shot'
Ex-stripper in Dunedin cocaine plot 'willing to give anything a shot'
An Australian ex-stripper nicknamed Matty Thunder has admitted his part in a bungled attempt to retrieve $27m of cocaine in Dunedin for an "organised crime syndicate.