Board denies parole: murderer says didn’t intend to kill
Board denies parole: murderer says didn’t intend to kill
A Dunedin murderer who drove his victim nearly 150km then beat him to death with a wheel brace says the killing was not premeditated.
Rob Kidd
Wheel brace killer 'wanted to be the hero'
Warrington wheel brace killer 'wanted to be the hero'
A Dunedin murderer says he beat a man to death with a wheel brace because of his “righteous anger”.
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Tinder sex abuser to stay behind bars
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Tinder sex abuser to stay behind bars
A Dunedin man who turned a Tinder match into a sex-abuse nightmare for his victim has had an appeal declined.
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Burned by a Walter Mitty
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Burned by a Walter Mitty
Why settle for being a bus driver or security guard when you can be a globetrotting millionaire property investor? Rob Kidd reports on a Dunedin man who blurred the lines between fantasy and reality.
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Children hid while mother beaten
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Children hid while mother beaten
After a Dunedin father’s violent domestic rampage, police found his pyjama-clad children hiding in a shed.
Not guilty plea to livestreaming chase
Not guilty plea to livestreaming chase
A Balclutha man who allegedly livestreamed a high-speed, 230km police chase has pleaded not guilty.
Doctor fails to escape conviction after tax evasion
Doctor fails to escape conviction after tax evasion
The Highlanders team doctor who evaded nearly $140,000 in taxes has failed to side-step a conviction.
Number of tax prosecutions diminishing
Number of tax prosecutions diminishing
Dunedin doctor Asheer Singh was the subject of one of a dwindling handful of prosecutions by the IRD, figures show.
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Charged with paying 15-year-old for sex, selling meth
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Charged with paying 15-year-old for sex, selling meth
A prominent figure in the Dunedin entertainment industry has been charged with paying a 15-year-old girl for sex and selling methamphetamine.
'Greed and entitlement' drove Highlanders team doctor's tax fraud
'Greed and entitlement' drove Highlanders team doctor's tax fraud
The Highlanders team doctor who evaded nearly $140,000 in taxes admits his motive was “self-entitlement and greed”.
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Ashtray used in attack on ex-girlfriend's new man
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Ashtray used in attack on ex-girlfriend's new man
An attack driven by jealousy has landed a Dunedin man in prison for nearly two and a-half years.
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Man's violent attacks left partner unconscious
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Man's violent attacks left partner unconscious
A Dunedin man who strangled, punched, head-butted and bit his partner during three months of extreme violence has been jailed for nearly four years.
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Former uni pro-chancellor facing serious sex charges
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Former uni pro-chancellor facing serious sex charges
A former Dunedin lawyer and recipient of a Queen’s Birthday honour faces serious sex charges, it can now be revealed.
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Explicit videos sent to win back ex-partner
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Dunedin man sent explicit videos to win back ex-partner
A Dunedin man’s relentless pursuit of his ex-partner included sending her 1000 messages in 10 days and videos of him performing sex acts.
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Wrecked hotel room to ‘get arrested’
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Wrecked hotel room to ‘get arrested’
A man whose rock’n’roll antics caused $10,000 of damage to a Dunedin hotel room did it to "get arrested".
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How web of lies eventually unravelled
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How web of lies eventually unravelled
When Garth McLachlan was jailed this week, it was 27 months since the hit-and-run that claimed the life of a beloved Owaka farmer.
Man lied to hide responsibility for death
'You made a mockery of his funeral': Man lied to hide responsibility for death
Just hours after his friend was found dead on the road Garth McLachlan’s lies began.
Lies told to hide responsibility for death
Lies told to hide responsibility for death
Just hours after his friend was found dead on an Owaka road Garth McLachlan’s lies began.
Clutha man who killed friend called 'gutless coward'
Clutha man who killed friend called 'gutless coward'
A Clutha man who ran over his friend and left him for dead has been labelled a “gutless coward” by the victim’s family.
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Blackmailer sent back to prison
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Blackmailer sent back to prison
A Dunedin honey-trap blackmailer is back behind bars after just two months on parole.