Police confirm Dunedin property linked to terror attack

Police have flooded a Sommerville St. Photo: Tim Miller

Police confirm Dunedin property linked to terror attack

Police have confirmed they are at a Dunedin "location of interest" in relation to the Christchurch terror attack after a mosque shooter said in a manifesto he originally planned to target Dunedin's Al Huda Mosque.

Cleared of rape but thieving led to jail

On Wednesday, Taukiri Chris Keen was cleared of rape. Yesterday he was jailed for nearly three years for a raft of dishonesty offences.

Sentenced over 'array of serious weapons'

Sentenced over 'array of serious weapons'

A woman found with an ''extraordinary array of serious weapons'' has been sentenced to community work.

Rape trial: text to witness prompts dismissal

A man on trial for rape has had the charge dismissed after his accuser texted a witness before he gave evidence.

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Basil Heazlewood, pictured at his sentencing in the Dunedin District Court in 2014, says he is...

Offender professes no memory of prolonged sexual abuse

A sex offender's claim that he cannot remember the abuse - which took place over a 25-year period - is ''implausible'', a psychologist says.

Elaborate hoax 'beggars belief'

Elaborate hoax 'beggars belief'

An elaborate fake-kidnapping car-arson insurance job has landed two Dunedin mothers on home detention.

Screaming drowned out music

A woman's hysterical screaming following an alleged rape was so loud, she could be heard over her father's band practice, a court has heard.

Man attacked and chased by partner's ex

A Dunedin chef who found another man in bed with his ex-partner attacked him and chased him down the street threatening to kill him, a court has heard.

Murderer's 'lack of empathy' prompts decision to deny parole

During his 16 years behind bars for murder, Robert Lyon (pictured in the High Court at Dunedin in...

Murderer's 'lack of empathy' prompts decision to deny parole

A murderer who has spent more than 16 years in prison still showed "a complete lack of empathy'' for his victim, the Parole Board says.

Alleged rapist asked complainant to be his girlfriend

A Dunedin man allegedly raped a teenager then asked her to be his girlfriend before dropping her off at home, a court has heard.

Contract assault planned in prison

A sex offender with a history of violence took out a contract beating on his former partner from behind bars, a court has heard.

Keep me in prison, says Dunedin bar killer

Stephen Anthony Fernyhough appears at Dunedin District Court in 2014. Photo: ODT files

Keep me in prison, says Dunedin bar killer

A demolition worker who choked a man to death in a Dunedin bar toilet says he deserves to serve his whole five-year prison sentence.

Victim's daughter witnessed road rage attack

A Dunedin woman assaulted a driver in an explosion of road-rage while the victim's severely disabled daughter watched, a court has heard.

Drug-impaired driver too high to get out of car

A driver was so high on the cocktail of drugs he had consumed he could not even get out of the car when police pulled him over.

Scratched glass hid vicious cell attack from view

Scratched glass hid vicious cell attack from view

As a vicious attack went on in the Dunedin courthouse cells, Corrections officers had to peer through a scratched Perspex pane to make out what was happening.

Academic avoids driving conviction

A ''brilliant, thoughtful and creative'' academic has evaded a conviction which will allow her to continue her work in China.

Nutmeg, golf club, fists used in assaults

Take one aggrieved woman, add a golf club and a dash of nutmeg - you have the recipe for a violent break-up.

Murder accused pair remaining in custody

John Collins in the High Court at Dunedin via video link yesterday. Photos: Gerard O'Brien

Murder accused pair remaining in custody

The duo implicated in the murder of a Dunedin man have denied the charges against them and will remain behind bars for now.

Spice thrown at eyes in relationship's violent end

The defendant threw nutmeg into the man's "eye area". Photo: Getty Images

Spice thrown at eyes in relationship's violent end

A relationship came to a violent - and somewhat spicy - conclusion in a Queenstown caravan, a court has heard.

Pair accused over Dunedin murder deny charges

The duo implicated in the murder of a Dunedin man have denied the charges against them and will remain behind bars for now.

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