Man seriously injured in rugby club function assault
A rugby player faces a charge of assault after a young man was left in a critical condition in an alleged attack at a clubrooms in Dunedin early yesterday.
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Driver flees police after car rolls
Driver flees police after car rolls
A driver fled police after their car crashed into two vehicles and rolled in Calton Hill early yesterday.
Cases of damaged windows thought to be linked
Cases of damaged windows thought to be linked
Police investigating damage to windows at three Dunedin commercial premises at the weekend believe the incidents are linked.
Armed police attend incident in Dunedin
Armed police attend incident in Dunedin
Armed police descended on a harbour-side Dunedin suburb following an incident allegedly involving a firearm early today.
Alleged kidnapper allowed continued name suppression
Alleged kidnapper allowed continued name suppression
A man accused of kidnap and attempted murder will keep his identity under wraps until at least next month.
Abuse of partner continued after sentencing
Abuse of partner continued after sentencing
After repeatedly assaulting his partner over the course of a year, a Dunedin man has continued the abuse even after his sentencing.
Information appeal after arson
Information appeal after arson
Dunedin police are appealing for information after a rubbish bin at a primary school was intentionally set alight this week.
Campground attempted murder accused keeps name hidden
Campground attempted murder accused keeps name hidden
A man accused of kidnap and attempted murder will keep his identity under wraps until at least next month.
Drugs, cash and ammo in raids
Drugs, cash and ammo in raids
Southern police seized a smorgasbord of drugs along with ammunition and cash, and arrested eight people, including a Mongrel Mob member, during raids in Dunedin and Oamaru this week.
4WD broken into, set alight
4WD broken into, set alight
Casting an eye over a four-wheel-drive believed to have been deliberately set alight in Mailer St, Mornington, is Constable Ben Pawson, of Dunedin.
Prescriptions forged to feed addiction
Prescriptions forged to feed addiction
An IT worker used his computer to forge medical prescriptions to feed his addiction to painkillers, a court has heard.
Off-duty officer helps apprehend man
Off-duty officer helps apprehend man
An off-duty Dunedin police officer out for a run got a little more exercise than he planned after following a hunch, a court has heard.
Eight arrested in Otago drug raids
Eight arrested in Otago drug raids
Southern police seized a smorgasbord of drugs, ammunition and cash, and arrested eight people including a Mongrel Mob member, during raids in Dunedin and Oamaru this week.
Alleged hoaxer named
Alleged hoaxer named
A man who allegedly left a fake bomb at Dunedin Airport days after the Christchurch mosque shootings can now be named.
Man who beat cat to death gets community work
Man who beat cat to death sentenced to community work
A Dunedin man has admitted beating a cat to death with a piece of wood.
Drink-driver on curfew after threatening to kill
Drink-driver on curfew after threatening to kill
A Dunedin man who threatened to kill a court staff member will spend the next six months living on a curfew.
Murderer's release plan fails to convince Parole Board
Murderer's release plan fails to convince Parole Board
A 72-year-old convicted murderer will continue to serve her life prison sentence after the Parole Board was unconvinced by her release plan.
Man accused of Dunedin Airport bomb hoax named
Man accused of Dunedin Airport bomb hoax named
A man who allegedly left a fake bomb at Dunedin Airport days after the Christchurch mosque shootings can now be named.
Razor-blade attack constitutes strike two
Razor-blade attack constitutes strike two
A prisoner has been jailed for seven years for slitting the throat of a fellow inmate - and he will serve every day of the sentence.
Anti-Muslim tirade leads to counselling
Anti-Muslim tirade leads to counselling
A man who made derogatory comments about Muslims just days after the Christchurch mosque shootings has been ordered to undertake counselling.