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.
Rob Kidd
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.
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Extra jail time for assault on officer
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Extra jail time for assault on officer
A Corrections officer was left battered and bruised after two Otago prisoners attacked him in a caged corridor, a court has heard.
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Vicious rapist gets seven-year sentence
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Vicious rapist gets seven-year sentence
A Dunedin man’s vicious rape — which he filmed on his victim’s phone — was "sexual violence in its truest form", a court has heard.
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'Terf' nurse's homeless plea prompts check
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Homeless plea on Givealittle prompts check from Corrections
A convicted double murderer in a relationship with a controversial Dunedin former nurse is being "closely managed", Corrections says.
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Landscape architect cleared of groping 12-year-old
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Landscape architect cleared of groping 12-year-old
A Dunedin landscape architect has been cleared of groping a 12-year-old in a public changing room in what a judge called an "unusual" case.
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Man had ‘full kit’ for burglary, drugs in undies
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Man had ‘full kit’ for burglary, drugs in undies
A Dunedin man had the "full kit" to commit a burglary, but his getaway vehicle proved to be his undoing.
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23cm knife made during class time
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23cm knife made during class time
A Mosgiel mother has been left "gobsmacked" after her son brought home a knife he made in a Taieri College metalwork class.
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Man resisted arrest over theft, hurled stabbing threats
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Man resisted arrest over theft, hurled stabbing threats
After a Dunedin man’s arrest over a domestic issue, all concerned were subjected to his stabbing threats — his partner, police officers and the judge among them.
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Concern over lack of care for prisoner
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Concern over lack of care for prisoner
The Parole Board has voiced concern over delays in psychological treatment for a Dunedin woman behind bars.
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Bar patron livestreamed own arrest
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Bar patron livestreamed own arrest
A man who beat up a patron in a Queenstown bar then brandished a knife at door staff livestreamed his arrest on TikTok, a court has heard.
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Attack by then-partner ‘completely changed’ victim’s life, court hears
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Attack by then-partner ‘completely changed’ victim’s life, court hears
A Dunedin company director’s attack on his partner left her suffering seizures and unable to work, a court has heard.
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Dunedin nurse 'discredited profession'
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Dunedin nurse discredited profession, tribunal finds
A Dunedin nurse who spread "very bigoted, radical, extreme views" about transgender people brought discredit to the profession, a tribunal has found.
Nurse fails to appear before disciplinary tribunal
Nurse fails to appear before disciplinary tribunal
A Dunedin nurse who spread vaccine misinformation and launched an "out-and-out attack" on the transgender community has been accused of professional misconduct.
4 months cut from sex offender’s term
4 months cut from sex offender’s term
A former Scout leader who paid underage girls for outdoor sex acts and sordid photos has had four months shaved off his sentence.
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Violent outburst after man jailed for burglary
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Violent outburst after man jailed for burglary
A Dunedin man responsible for a violent armed burglary punched a police officer just seconds after being jailed for more than five years.
Charges fought as coal protesters come to court
Charges fought as coal protesters come to court
Six coal protesters whose actions shut down the Dunedin Railway Station are fighting criminal charges against them.
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Meth-fuelled events result in jail term
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Meth-fuelled events result in jail term
Call it car-ma. A 37-year-old Dunedin grandfather who took his neighbour’s vehicle for a joyride had his own car stolen by gang members just six days later.