Articles by Rob Kidd, Phil Taylor
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Crime
Watch: Dramatic attempt to stop alleged thieves after brazen dairy robbery
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 4:08PMIn all his years in business - both in Fiji and New Zealand - Monday was the worst day for John Bulsara, enough to convince...
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National
Fire quelled by fast-acting neighbour
Monday, 11 March 2024, 3:51PMA family home in semi-rural Ōhaupō was saved from extensive fire damage this morning by a quick-thinking neighbour. Te Awamutu...
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National
Grieving father of teen Jayde Cummings vindicated in coroner ruling for 2019 Outram crash
Monday, 19 February 2024, 7:10AMA coroner says overgrown foliage that obscured a road sign contributed to a double-fatal crash in Outram — vindication for...
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National
'Deep shock': Dad's grief after son found dead at Dunedin home
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 7:15AMThe father of a Dunedin man found dead at his home was in deep shock when he heard his son had died. Gurjit Singh’s father,...
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Opinion
Ian Taylor: Dear Chris and Christopher, America's Cup should be on your 100-day shopping list
Monday, 2 October 2023, 4:27PMDear Chris and Christopher, One thing we can be certain about is that, after the election, one of you will be the Prime Minister...
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Politics
'Potentially a safety risk': Minister to be briefed on Pūhoi-Warkworth motorway
Tuesday, 18 July 2023, 4:02PMTransport Minister David Parker is expecting a briefing shortly on a landslide that threatens the new $880 million Pūhoi...
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National
Violent sexual assault ends in home detention for man after autism diagnosis
Monday, 15 May 2023, 11:59AMA Dunedin man who slapped, strangled and tried to rape a woman has been released from prison after six months because of...
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Crime
Ex-social worker who raped girls will stay behind bars
Monday, 1 May 2023, 10:40AMA disgraced social worker who sexually abused eight girls at a Dunedin girls’ home has been “confrontational and challenging”...
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National
'Too worked up and frightened to say no': WorkSafe never investigated temp workers' deaths
Wednesday, 12 April 2023, 1:22PMBy Phil Pennington, RNZ The workplace safety watchdog began research into the labour-hire industry within weeks of two temp...
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National
Taieri flood death: Test of new 4WD ends in fiancee's death
Monday, 13 March 2023, 11:19AMA man who caused the death of his fiancee after driving through North Taieri floods was taking his new vehicle for a drive,...
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National
Dunedin woman banned from city after throwing hot coffee on love rival
Saturday, 11 March 2023, 2:38PMA woman who poured coffee on a love rival during a street-side attack will not be allowed to live in Dunedin while serving...
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Crime
Dunedin shoplifter behind bars after $1000 wine heist
Monday, 21 November 2022, 2:01PMA woman who allegedly stole more than $1000 of sparkling wine from a Dunedin supermarket is now behind bars. Letiecia Terry...
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News
Ōrākau descendants continue the fight with the tongue and the heart
Thursday, 14 July 2022, 2:13PMIn 2015 four students from Ōtorohanga College lead hundreds of students to Parliament with a petition signed by more than...
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Opinion
Sir Ian Taylor: Govt's 'we know best' approach strikes again
Tuesday, 3 May 2022, 6:19PMOPINION: Sorry! It's such a small word, but it appears that the Government has banned it from all the spin-doctoring that...
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Business
Sir Ian Taylor: Politicians go on holiday at a dangerous time
Sunday, 19 December 2021, 2:36PMOPINION: Last week the Prime Minister confirmed the air bubble that has enveloped the Beehive, her Covid Response team,...
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Business
MIQ logbook: Sir Ian Taylor - 'We have been ignored long enough'
Monday, 22 November 2021, 8:13PMThis is the latest of a series in which Sir Ian Taylor provides updates on his self-isolation travel trial. OPINION: During...
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National
Builder cancelled: Developers using sunset clause to bail on contracts
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 2:09PMBy Phil Pennington, RNZ The risks to house buyers of developers using sunset clauses to bail out of contracts are rising. The...
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Crime
Apology over inmate's 'horrific' medical exam after sexual assault
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 10:44AMAfter being sexually violated by his cellmate, an Otago prisoner was handcuffed to guards during a "humiliating" forensic...
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Crime
South Dunedin double murder: killer offers no reason
Saturday, 6 November 2021, 9:20AMA man who stabbed and bludgeoned a Dunedin couple to death has not yet explained why he killed them. Wiremu Paul Namana...
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National
Woman's excuse for crashed Mercedes lands her in court
Friday, 29 October 2021, 9:16AMA rural bar manager who crashed her Mercedes after drinking wine came up with a novel way of trying to conceal her crime. Sarah...
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Crime
Palmerston pensioners at war: Tiny town torn apart by 'toxic' dispute
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 11:40AMBeneath Palmerston's tranquil exterior, tensions between rival groups of pensioners have been bubbling, ultimately spilling...
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Crime
Ex-Mob member found with guns says he's left gang life behind
Saturday, 3 April 2021, 2:59PMA former gang member found with two sawn-off rifles says he has left the outlaw lifestyle behind. Boycee Linton Junior Karetu,...
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Crime
Teen freed from jail after brutal assault so he can avoid Mongrel Mob
Friday, 15 January 2021, 10:34AMA teenager who viciously beat his girlfriend has been freed from prison in a bid to stop him being recruited by gangs. James...
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World
64-year-old man accidentally ejects himself from a fighter jet at 2,500 feet
Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 2:50PMA surprise company outing to an air base caused a 64-year-old French man so much stress that he flung himself from a fighter...