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Dunedin business owner Paul Lambert Clarke admits tax scam 18 May, 2021 04:11 AM 2 minutes to read By: Rob Kidd A Dunedin business owner defrauded Customs for six years and underpaid more than $1.3 million in tax. Because of GST refunds, however, 45-year-old Paul Lambert Clarke only benefited by up to $15,000, the Dunedin District Court has heard. The scam gave his company, P L Clarke Limited, "a significant cash-flow advantage over competitors", court documents said. Clarke this morning pleade...

Dunedin burglars jailed 15 months for drunken crime spree 13 May, 2021 08:26 PM 3 minutes to read Teremoana Taokia (left), and Wayne Bennett. Photo / ODT Otago Daily Times A Dunedin student who went to retrieve his stolen cellphone found the burglar who had raided his flat was less than apologetic. Teremoana Taokia, 52, argued with the 20-year-old victim then gave him the phone back, after urinating on it. He came before the Dunedin District Court yesterday after admitting three burglaries, all...

Dunedin stabbing: Supermarket staff return to scene of attack for blessing 12 May, 2021 01:16 AM 3 minutes to read footage of the site blessing at Dunedin Countdown. Video / NZME Otago Daily Times Staff have gathered at the Countdown supermarket for a blessing following the devastating knife attack on Monday. A large group gathered at the Countdown Dunedin Central site blessing just after 11am with several police officers also in attendance. They paused briefly outside - some people bowing thei...

First published on Staff have gathered at the central Dunedin Countdown supermarket for a blessing following the devastating knife attack on Monday. Staff attended a blessing at the central Dunedin Countdown. Photo: ODT / Gerard OBrien A large group of staff gathered for the buildings blessing just after 11am with several police officers also in attendance. This is the first time they have entered the Cumberland St supermarket which has been closed since the attack which left four people inj...

• Source:  1 NEWS Police say they have found a number of knives as the investigation into the Dunedin Countdown stabbings continues. Your playlist will load after this ad Officers investigating the incident were still calling for witnesses to come forward as they tried to piece together what happened before and during the attack. ...

Dunedin stabbing: Accused appears in court, Police to front media Dunedin stabbing: Accused appears in court, Police to front media Tue, 11 May 2021, 3:13PM The three people injured in yesterdays supermarket stabbing remain in a serious but stable condition, police say. A fourth person remains in a moderate condition, Southern police district commander Paul Basham told reporters. All four required surgery but none were in intensive care. "This is a positive sign; however, th...

Police examine Dunedin Central Countdown a day after a knife-wielding man seriously injured four people. Survivors of a knife attack in a Dunedin supermarket have a long road ahead in their recovery, police said, as the man allegedly responsible was remanded in custody after being charged with four counts of attempted murder. Two police officers, one of whom was off duty, were among staff and bystanders at Countdown on Cumberland St who helped subdue a man who stabbed staff and shoppers on Mon...

Dunedin supermarket stabbing: Two police officers intervened in attack, accused appears in court on attempted murder charges 11 May, 2021 03:24 AM 6 minutes to read The three people injured in yesterdays supermarket stabbing remain in a serious but stable condition, police say. The three people injured in yesterdays supermarket stabbing remain in a serious but stable condition, police say. Otago Daily Times By: Rob Kidd The three people injured in yesterdays supermarket stabbing remain in a ser...

With one Instagram post Manu Vatuvei brought to an end an 18-month long legal battle to keep his name secret. Since charges of importing, possessing and su

After lengthy struggle for secrecy, Manu Vatuvei's serious drug charges made public.