Cleared of raping girl, then police caught him grooming '14yo'
Evan Smith, 63, was cleared in 2018 of a slew of sexual allegations. It didn't deter him.
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Dunedin goes Green with the city's next mayor
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Landlord to pay $3500 after filming inspection
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Clear skies will disappear on Monday
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Dunedin student parties so big, people travel from Auckland to go
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Six60 announce major summer tour
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The Manor: Life inside Dunedin's infamous flat
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Kids screamed from car as mum attacked in driveway
Attacker's cousin tried to intervene but powerless to stop 'shocking' assault.
Studies, parties and drink: a deadly culture
Dunedin house-party tragedy raises questions about city's - and NZ's - drinking culture.
Parents of teen killed at Dunedin party ask for street clean-up
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Bus crashes into 'parklet' that used to be a bus stop
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Dunedin party death: Police will consider criminal nuisance charges, experts say
Police say they are trying to form a timeline of the events which led to student's death.
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Victim saved herself and the man trying to kill her by wriggling through caravan window.
Student party death: Sophia's family remember 'beautiful' daughter
It was billed as the party of the year. It will end with the funeral of a friend.
'We are grieving the loss of our beautiful daughter': Party victim's parents
The Crestani family are preparing for a private funeral for the 19-year-old.
Otago hostel students sleep in library after fire
Sixty students shut out of their rooms after university hostel fire.
Plane fails three landing attempts as passengers reach for sick bags
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Family of Dunedin student party victim in 'deep throes of grief'
Sophia Crestani has been described as a friendly, cheerful and talented young woman.
Police arrived at wild party just in time to save lives: witness
If police arrived five or 10 minutes later, more could have died, says witness.
'Extraordinary tragedy': Prime Minister reacts to 19yo's death at party
Student Sophia Crestani died at a party on Saturday night on Dunedin's Dundas St.
Dunedin student death: Partygoers jumped on top of others from second-storey
Hundreds of panicked partygoers attempted to flee the party, causing a pile-up.
'If you complain, you won't be able to rent a property again'
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Party death: Identical twin Sophia was finishing second year of uni
Sophia - originally from Wellington - may have been trampled amid panic at party.
'Panic set in': Partygoers packed 'like sardines' before student died
People were packed in "like sardines'' at the Dundas Street party.
'Tragic' student party death: Victim, 19, revealed as twin
Sophia Crestani, 19, had an identical twin sister and grew up in Wellington.