'It was very confusing': Rape complainant asks for hug after assault
A woman who claims a former elite athlete raped her also texted him asking for a hug.
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Cannabis, cash and knuckle dusters found at drug dealer's property
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'Truth has come out': Toddler dies after hospital's critical failure
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Tinder date trial: Woman tells court of being choked, raped
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Dunedin man 'rubbed' schoolgirl, whispered in her ear
A man who allegedly indecently touched two schoolgirls in the CBD has been arrested.
Sex abuser maintains innocence, refuses treatment
A Dunedin social worker refuses to undergo treatment while behind bars.
'I just froze': Tinder match accused of sexually assaulting two women
A Dunedin man allegedly raped two women he met through Tinder within a matter of weeks.
Billions at stake: Travel industry warns of collapse
Agents fighting to get $2.6 billion returned from cancelled travel.
Top cop on trial in Dunedin for alleged assault on partner
An alcohol-fuelled argument allegedly led to violence between a cop and his partner.
Gun-toting 'drunk and drowsy' man found lying in car
Meth, cannabis and a rifle were found in the car of a "drunk" young man on Saturday.
Monitoring breach: Sex offender called victim, joined Tinder
Man presented as a high risk of sexual reoffending, court hears.
Fraudster jailed: Wife of man defrauded on deathbed happy with sentence
Barry Kloogh defrauded couple out of more than $700,000.
Defrauding a dying man: Predatory behaviour unmasked
The disgraced financial adviser was sentenced to eight years, 10 months' jail.
Man knocked on motel doors looking for 'single ladies'
The man was known to staff and had trespassed at the Dunedin motel before.
'How could you do that to a dying man?': Kloogh victims speak out
A woman lost her husband to cancer while being defrauded of more than $700,000.
Cancelled concerts and closed borders leave Dunedin stadium in the red
Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium is not likely to see any international acts until 2021.
'Completely over the top': Pair sentenced for vicious assault
The single beep of a car horn led to a man being assaulted at a Dunedin service station.
Covid detainee who scaled wall to flee quarantine could avoid conviction
Isolation escaper was suffering from anxiety when she fled court hears
Man had $12,000 of stolen tools but was no tradie
The items had all been stolen from building sites around Dunedin.
Tinder date that went wrong: Relentless stalker appeals against penalty
Lawyer says woman's sentence manifestly excessive.
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