Man not guilty of molesting stepdaughters
A jury has found a man not guilty on two charges of molesting his stepdaughters.
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Premier rugby player attacked woman in city park
Premier rugby player attacked woman in city park
A Dunedin premier rugby player who committed a sex attack in a darkened park has left a woman deeply traumatised.
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Attack leads to 14 months of terror
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Attack leads to 14 months of terror
A man's obsession led to him attacking a bar worker, leaving her scared to leave the house alone for 14 months, a court has heard.
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Disabled man targeted in spree of violence
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Dunedin gang member jailed for spree of violence
A gang member who stood over a disabled man to take his $17,000 motorbike has been jailed for nearly three years.
Threat hoaxer identified
Threat hoaxer identified
The teenager who sent a threat to Bayfield High School causing a schoolwide lockdown a fortnight ago has been identified.
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Racist rapist sexually assaulted cellmate
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Prison term extended for molestation
A racist rapist has had his prison term extended after molesting his cellmate.
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Dunedin men charged with serious sex offences
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Prominent Dunedin men charged with serious sex offences
Two prominent Dunedin men have been charged with serious sex offences in unrelated cases and have had their identities suppressed.
Sex abuse trial: Stepdaughter accused of lying
Stepdaughter accused of lying to please mother
The stepdaughter of a man on 17 child abuse charges has been accused of making up the allegations in order please her mother, a court has heard.
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Chair leg-wielding man pepper-sprayed
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Chair leg-wielding man pepper-sprayed
A Dunedin man’s string of violent crimes came to an end when police found him naked, wielding a chair leg and pepper-sprayed him into submission.
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Man accused of beating truck driver denied bail
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Man accused of beating truck driver denied bail
A man accused of beating a truck driver with a baton then smashing his windscreen with a car-jack has been declined bail.
Repeat flasher told he needs help
Repeat flasher told he needs help
A judge has told a prolific Dunedin flasher he needs some help after being convicted of his 35th indecency offence.
Repeat vape store break-in ‘half expected’
Repeat vape store break-in ‘half expected’
A worker at a Dunedin vape store raided for the second time in less than a month says they "half expected" the break-in.
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Prisoner continues to maintain innocence
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Prisoner continues to maintain innocence
A prisoner who sexually violated his cellmate continues to claim his innocence and will spend at least another year behind bars.
Alleged child abuser ‘never had the opportunity’
Alleged child abuser ‘never had the opportunity’
The Crown says "the devil is in the detail" of an 8-year-old’s description of the alleged abuse she suffered at the hands of a Cromwell man tasked with taking care of her.
Accused Phillips St house arsonist named
Accused Phillips St house arsonist named
The man accused of starting a fire which destroyed a vacant Dunedin boarding house can now be named.
Father in tears at daughter's account of alleged abuse
Father in tears at daughter's account of alleged abuse
A father was moved to tears yesterday as he listened to audio of his daughter disclosing the alleged abuse she suffered at the hands of a Cromwell man.
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Dunedin party attack: 'You could have killed him'
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Dunedin party attack: 'You could have killed him'
A Dunedin man knocked a fellow partygoer unconscious for five minutes with a "football-style kick", a court has heard.
Girl, aged 8, tells court ‘this is the real story’
Girl, aged 8, tells court ‘this is the real story’
A Cromwell man has denied indecently groping a friend’s 6-year-old daughter while she was in his care.
Armed robber also assaulted passerby - police
Armed robber also assaulted passerby - police
A man who attempted to rob a Dunedin petrol station also allegedly assaulted a member of the public on his way from the scene.
Meth pipe found after man allegedly brandishes hatchet
Meth pipe found after man allegedly brandishes hatchet
Police found a meth pipe after pulling over man who was allegedly waving around a hatchet while driving on Dunedin’s Southern Motorway.