Articles by Robb Kid
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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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Crime
Prisoner who had throat slashed 'alive by a divine miracle'
Saturday, 18 May 2019, 2:30PMA former Otago prisoner has admitted slitting the throat of a fellow inmate, using a razor blade fused to a piece of plastic. The...
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Crime
Dunedin man jailed after paying for sex with underage teenager
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 2:59PMA man who paid a 14-year-old girl $20 for consecutive sexual liaisons in the library has been jailed for more than three...
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National
How a $10 taxi trip cost Dunedin woman $1500
Saturday, 15 September 2018, 3:50PMA taxi ride from the Octagon to McDonalds would ordinarily set you back no more than $10, but the quick trip cost a Dunedin...
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Crime
Man who threaten to bury neighbours in his garden jailed
Friday, 10 August 2018, 5:41PMA Dunedin man who labelled his neighbours "narks" and threatened to bury them in his garden has been jailed for 18 months. Erin...
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Crime
Dunedin man jailed for molesting girl on her birthday
Thursday, 26 July 2018, 11:22AMA Dunedin man who molested a 4-year-old girl after celebrating her birthday and called a 10-year-old his girlfriend has been...
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Crime
Drunken attacker's pub plan disturbs Dunedin judge
Friday, 20 July 2018, 7:27AMA Dunedin man who came home from a bar in a rage and throttled his partner while her horrified daughter watched says he will...
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Crime
Instigator of fight ended up in worse state than his intended victim
Friday, 1 June 2018, 2:20PMWarren John Cowley took a hammer to a fight in a Dunedin boarding house, but it was he who ended up with 65 stitches, a fractured...
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National
Jailed for manslaughter but refusing to accept blame
Friday, 27 April 2018, 2:19PMA Dunedin man who killed his best friend following a drunken argument at their home refuses to accept the blame for the death. Jason...
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Crime
'Dangerous' sex offender facing maximum supervision order
Thursday, 12 April 2018, 4:32PMAn Oamaru sex offender is considered so dangerous by Corrections they want to monitor him for the next decade - the maximum...
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Dunedin
Teen jailed for drunk joyride that killed friend
Monday, 9 April 2018, 8:27PMThe parents of a Central Otago teenager say they had previously treated the drink-driver who killed him as family. Scott...
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Crime
Dunedin man guilty of killing best friend following boozy argument
Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 3:31PMA Dunedin man has been found guilty of killing his best friend following a boozy argument at their home. After about three...
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Crime
Dunedin man jailed for blowing up the wrong car
Friday, 16 February 2018, 12:32PMWhen Dylan Grant Woodley heard of his mate's feud with an ex-girlfriend he decided to make her car "go boom". But the arson...
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Crime
Woman pleads guilty to theft of exam papers
Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 12:52PMA woman hid in a cleaners' cupboard and under a bed until staff had gone home so she could steal nearly 100 exam papers from...