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Drugs, weapons charges lead to jail term
A notorious offender with a bucket list of crimes has been locked up after his latest string of offending, which included having a machete at the hospital.
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Violent pair admit attacking fellow inmate with shank
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Violent pair admit attacking fellow inmate with shank
Two violent prisoners ganged up and attacked another inmate with a shank.
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Man who sent topless photo to woman’s ex-partner jailed
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Man who sent topless photo to woman’s ex-partner jailed
A Dunedin man who sent a topless photo of a woman to her ex-partner has been locked up for six months.
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Double murderer attacked prisoner
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Double murderer attacked prisoner
A double murderer has been sentenced for attacking a fellow inmate at Otago Corrections Facility.
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‘Inappropriate sexual behaviour’ in prison
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‘Inappropriate sexual behaviour’ in prison
A high-risk sex offender will be in prison until at least next year after the Parole Board heard his inappropriate behaviour had continued behind bars.
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Fleeing conman's firm placed in liquidation
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Fleeing conman's firm placed in liquidation
A Dunedin businessman who fled the country while subject to an Immigration investigation has now had his business placed in liquidation, owing more than $50,000.
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‘Creep’ jailed, 40 years on from crimes
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‘Creep’ jailed, 40 years on from crimes
A Dunedin sex offender described by his victims as an ‘‘evil predator’’ and a ‘‘creep’’ has been locked up.
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Vigilante attack broke man’s eye socket
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Vigilante attack broke man’s eye socket
A manager at an Alexandra bar attacked a man in an act of vigilante justice, leaving him with a broken eye socket and needing to have a piece of bone surgically removed.
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Man sentenced for role in bid to steal scaffolding
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Man sentenced for role in bid to steal scaffolding
Two men posed as tradies in a failed attempt to steal scaffolding from a Dunedin building, a court has heard.
Drunk drivers keep police busy day and night
Drunk drivers keep police busy day and night
A Dunedin teenager driving with a car-load of young adults the morning after a big night of drinking crashed into a tree on the opposite side of the road.
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Student caught in $4m drug bust
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Student caught in $4m drug bust
Days after a Dunedin masters student was announced as a scholarship recipient, he was arrested in a sting on an international drug-trafficking syndicate.
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7 months’ detention for plumber’s sex attack
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7 months’ detention for plumber’s sex attack
A Dunedin plumber left his job site to molest a teenage girl in a "vile" sex attack, a court has heard.
Otago student entwined in $4m drug bust
Otago student entwined in $4m drug bust
A Dunedin duo became entwined in a crime syndicate’s importation of at least $4m of party drugs, a court has heard.
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Dunedin man destroys family-harm alarm in violent rampage
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Dunedin man destroys family-harm alarm in violent rampage
A Dunedin man attacked his partner and ripped a family-harm alarm from the wall during his rampage, a court has heard.
Teen car thief doubles up to keep police busy
Teen car thief doubles up to keep police busy
Two stolen vehicles found by police being driven around Dunedin within 20 minutes of one another were allegedly nicked by the same teenager.
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Former Highlander facing serious sex charges
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Former Highlander facing serious sex charges
A former Highlanders player can now be revealed as the prominent Dunedin man facing serious sex charges.
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Student sentenced for ‘street thuggery’
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Student sentenced for ‘street thuggery’
A Dunedin student has been sentenced for his part in a group attack a judge described as ‘‘mindless street thuggery’’.
Police sniff out cannabis dealer's plan
Police sniff out cannabis dealer's plan
An alleged dealer on a cannabis run to Invercargill was busted after police smelled the scent of marijuana wafting from his car.
Murderer’s lies reveal ‘arrogance’
Murderer’s lies reveal ‘arrogance’
A Dunedin man has been jailed for life for the killing of his ex-employee, but the reason for his frenzied attack may never be known.
'Justice served': Life sentence for brutal Gurjit Singh murder
'Justice served': Life sentence for brutal Gurjit Singh murder
A Dunedin man who viciously stabbed his ex-employee to death - attempting to decapitate the victim - will be locked up for at least 17 and a-half years.