Post Shop robbery may be linked to six others
Post Shop robbery may be linked to six others
Police are not ruling out links between a robbery in Dunedin's Exchange Plaza yesterday afternoon and six similar robberies in the city since November.
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Callers thought they knew robber's identity
Callers thought they knew robber's identity
Police have several leads to follow up after the public responded positively to a police plea for information on a man believed responsible for up to eight bank robberies or attempted robberies in Dunedin and Mosgiel since November.
Siblings both beaten unconscious
Siblings both beaten unconscious
Two Dunedin teenage siblings were attacked and left unconscious in two unrelated incidents on Friday night, leaving their mother angry it is not safe to walk city streets.
Digger driver buried drug dealer
Digger driver buried drug dealer
A Tauranga man has admitted using a digger to help bury the body of drug dealer Grant "Granite" Adams after watching him be shot, wrapped in a rug and set alight with petrol.
Reid to stand trial for murder
Reid to stand trial for murder
Liam James Reid has been committed for trial for the murder of 20-year-old Emma Agnew after a fourday depositions hearing in the Christchurch District Court.
$3.48m welfare fraud wants ministry's help
$3.48m welfare fraud wants ministry's help
One of New Zealand's biggest frauds says he wants to go straight - with help from the government ministry he ripped off.
Ongoing vandalism upsets neighbours
Ongoing vandalism upsets neighbours
Groups of young people drinking and partying in the Woodhaugh Gardens leave a weekly mess of broken glass and vandalised play equipment in the park, say neighbouring residents.
Police think bashing not only attack
Police think bashing not only attack
Dunedin police are concerned others may have been assaulted by a group of teens who are alleged to have punched and stamped on a man's head during an unprovoked attack in central Dunedin on Friday night.
Iced corpse man lived high life
Iced corpse man lived high life
The New Zealander whose girlfriend was found dead in a chilly bin in his United States hotel room, lived a lavish life of limousines, bars, expensive clothes and girls.
Xue flies restrained to face court in Auckland
Xue flies restrained to face court in Auckland
The lawyer for murder accused Nai Yin Xue says his client is pleased to be in New Zealand after five months on the run in the United States.
High profile lawyer likely for fugitive - Comeskey set to represent Xue
High profile lawyer likely for fugitive - Comeskey set to represent Xue
The lawyer who brokered the return of the stolen war medals is poised to represent captured fugitive Nai Yin Xue.
Pedestrian mowed down by riderless scooter
Pedestrian mowed down by riderless scooter
A riderless parking services scooter knocked down one pedestrian and narrowly missed several others in central Dunedin yesterday after it was maliciously set loose by a member of the public.
Defence mix-up
Defence mix-up
Two lawyers, each professing to be representing murder-accused Clayton Weatherston, were sent away by a Dunedin District Court judge yesterday to sort out which of them was in fact representing the client.
Lawyer defends payment of reward
Lawyer defends payment of reward
The lawyer who brokered a deal that led to the return of valuable war medals stolen from Waiouru Army Museum has defended the payment of reward money to get them back.
Men interviewed over teen's homicide
Men interviewed over teen's homicide
The body found in a Christchurch park on Wednesday is that of Dunedin boy Shaun Martin Finnerty (16), who ran away from a Child, Youth and Family home in Christchurch on Monday.
Dunedin teen found dead in Christchurch park
Dunedin teen found dead in Christchurch park
A homicide investigation has been launched in Christchurch after the body of a Dunedin youth was found in a park.
Murder suspects on bail ‘extremely scary'
Murder suspects on bail ‘extremely scary'
More than 100 people charged with killing others have been released on bail in the past two years, new figures show.