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Man rubbed 3-year-old's face into floor and made her smell and clean nappies

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Man rubbed 3-year-old's face into floor and made her smell and clean nappies

An Otago man who rubbed a 3-year-old’s face into the floor, leaving her with carpet burn, was using it as a toilet-training technique.

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Woman said midwife was killing babies

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Woman said midwife was killing babies

A Dunedin woman with 68,000 social media followers broadcast claims her midwife was killing babies, a court has heard.

Charge dropped against ex-Govt staffer

An ex-government employee who was caught with footage of the Christchurch mosque shootings has had a sex-tape charge against him dropped.

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Distracted skipper whose boat sank fined $4000

Teone Taiaroa was treated for hypothermia after grounding his fishing vessel at Taiaroa Head in...

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Distracted skipper whose boat sank fined $4000

The skipper of a Dunedin fishing boat who grounded the vessel while scrolling on his phone has been fined $4000.

Victim’s father seeks confession

Gurjit Singh's father, Nishan, speaking outside court yesterday. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

Victim’s father seeks confession

The father of a Dunedin man murdered by his former employer hopes the killer will one day reveal his motive.

On bail after alleged brawl

A former political figure has been released on bail after an alleged Dunedin bar brawl.

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Ex-teacher admits to sexual interest in boys

Christopher Todman. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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Ex-teacher admits to sexual interest in boys

A former Dunedin teacher denies charges of indecency against him but admits he had a sexual interest in boys, a court has heard.

Former political figure flees Dunedin police after alleged bar brawl

A former political figure has been released on bail after an alleged Dunedin bar brawl.

Barry Kloogh refused parole again

"I’m very upset with what’s happened to [my victims] ... I know that they’re desperate in some...

Barry Kloogh refused parole again

A disgraced financial adviser behind a $15.7 million Ponzi scheme continues to lack empathy for his victims, a psychologist says.

Hair only proof needed for conviction: Crown

Rajinder is accused of stabbing Gurjit Singh to death at his Liberton home. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Hair only proof needed for conviction: Crown

A hair found in the hand of a Dunedin man stabbed to death is all the evidence the jury needs to convict his alleged killer, the Crown says.

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Man felt ‘helpless’ during alleged abuse

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Man felt ‘helpless’ during alleged abuse

A man who alleges he was indecently assaulted by his former Dunedin teacher recalls the "indescribable terror" he felt during the incidents.

Stabbing accusation 'doesn't pass truth test': defence

The concept a Dunedin man would stab his former employee to death “doesn’t pass the truth test”, his lawyer says.

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Dunedin murder accused admits to lying about cut to hand

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Dunedin murder accused admits to lying about cut to hand

A Dunedin man accused of a grisly murder admitted lying to police about how he sustained a cut to his hand.

Warrant issued after conman’s no-show

Paul Abbott was jailed for 19 months when he appeared in the Invercargill District Court in 2022....

Warrant issued after conman’s no-show

A recidivist conman with a penchant for preying on vulnerable women has failed to show up to court for his latest hearing.

Conman a no-show at latest hearing

Paul William Abbott at Invercargill District Court in 2022. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Conman a no-show at latest hearing

A recidivist conman with a penchant for preying on vulnerable women has failed to show up to a Dunedin court for his latest hearing.

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Trio terrorised Palestinian family in their home

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Trio terrorised Palestinian family in their home

A Dunedin trio terrorised a Palestinian family with a tirade of racial abuse before one approached the victims’ property with a machete, a court has heard.

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Victim was ‘a very good guy’, accused says

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Victim was ‘a very good guy’, accused says

A Dunedin man accused of stabbing his former employee to death told police the victim was "a very good guy".

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Student rapist’s appeal declined

Where to meet and talk on campus? PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Student rapist’s appeal declined

A Dunedin student who raped an intoxicated woman in a hall of residence has had a second appeal knocked back.

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CCTV shows Dunedin murder accused buying knife and gloves

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CCTV shows Dunedin murder accused buying knife and gloves

The movements of a Dunedin man — before and after allegedly stabbing his former worker to death — have been placed under the microscope for a jury.

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Glove fragment takes centre stage at Gurjit Singh murder trial

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Glove fragment takes centre stage at Gurjit Singh murder trial

The detached thumb of a glove was found just metres from the body of a partially decapitated Dunedin man, a court has heard.

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