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Thief will reoffend, brother warns after parole granted
The brother of a Dunedin woman who stole nearly $1 million from their ailing mother warns she has "no conscience" and will reoffend when released from prison.
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Man lit fires then took photos of firefighters
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Man lit fires then took photos of firefighters
A Dunedin man who lit eight fires and took photos of the aftermath and attending firefighters has been locked up.
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Nursing student ‘utterly humiliated’ after being spat on
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Nursing student ‘utterly humiliated’ after being spat on
A teenage nursing student was "utterly humiliated" by a man who spat in her face while she was walking to Dunedin Hospital.
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Violent sex offender's brief taste of freedom curtailed
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Violent sex offender's brief taste of freedom curtailed
A violent sex offender who spent six years locked up only lasted a month in the community before being sent back behind bars.
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Man hit driver with bottle in road-rage incident
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Man hit driver with bottle in road-rage incident
A Dunedin man hit a driver with a bottle in a road-rage incident, leaving a wound that required eight stitches, a court has heard.
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Sex offender jailed for curfew breaches
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Sex offender jailed for curfew breaches
A high-risk Dunedin child sex offender has been locked up for repeatedly ignoring court orders.
‘Distressing’ assault leaves youth touch coach ‘anxious’
‘Distressing’ assault leaves youth touch coach ‘anxious’
A youth touch coach has been left feeling anxious and distressed after a Dunedin man hurled a can of alcohol at him.
Man sentenced over dramatic blaze at former boarding house
Man sentenced over dramatic blaze at former boarding house
A fire which engulfed a Dunedin boarding house was started by a squatter who left a camp stove unattended, a court has heard.
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Man stabbed bedroom wall after partner fled argument
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Man stabbed bedroom wall after partner fled argument
A Milton man stabbed holes in his walls with a knife and was so belligerent during his arrest he had to be transported in a custody van.
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Dunedin's ‘Mr Science’ admits more sex abuse
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Dunedin's ‘Mr Science’ admits more sex abuse
A high-profile former Dunedin educator - locked up for sexually abusing a boy - has admitted crimes against a second child.
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Driver on bail at time of Christmas Eve offences
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Driver on bail at time of Christmas Eve offences
A killer Dunedin driver has avoided prison after being caught drunk behind the wheel three times in six months.
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Rapist still presents ‘average’ risk
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Rapist still presents ‘average’ risk
A Dunedin man who violated two women still presents an "average" risk of further sexual offending, the Parole Board has heard.
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Moa bone among items stolen by burglar
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Moa bone among items stolen by burglar
Items stolen during burglaries are largely predictable — jewellery, electronics, alcohol. They are usually not the fossilised bone of an extinct flightless bird.
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Gang links provided inmate with ‘security in the prison setting’
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Gang links provided inmate with ‘security in the prison setting’
A samurai sword-wielding Dunedin man who left his victim scarred for life says he has forged gang links in prison for security.
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Refugee sex offender denied parole
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Refugee sex offender denied parole
A refugee who filmed himself sexually abusing a woman as her child protested has been declined parole.
Daylight break-in foiled in minutes - police
Daylight break-in foiled in minutes - police
Police are thanking members of the public for their help leading to four youths being apprehended for a burglary in central Dunedin today.
Drunk driver crashes through fence, into property - police
Drunk driver crashes through fence, into property - police
A Dunedin man got a rude awakening when he went outside his house to find a car crashed in his yard and the driver sauntering away.
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Prison for covert films of children, customers, swimmers
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Prison for covert films of children, customers, swimmers
A Dunedin man who made and possessed thousands of items of child pornography has been sentenced to nearly four years’ imprisonment.
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Burglary spree punctuated by graffiti on sign, tagging
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Burglary spree punctuated by graffiti on sign, tagging
A recidivist burglar came south for a fresh start but ended up committing four more break-ins and leaving a $20,000 trail of destruction, a court has heard.
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Burglary ‘slap in the face’ to bowling club members
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Burglary ‘slap in the face’ to bowling club members
A Christmas-time burglary at an Oamaru bowling club is a "horrendous" slap in the face to the community, police say.