Rob Kidd
Court Reporter and Editor at Otago Daily Times
ODT court reporter and books editor. "A tacky and unscrupulous journalist" (Clive McNeill, Dunedin). The cruffiton liveth - one hope, one quest.
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2 weeks ago |
odt.co.nz | Rob Kidd
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinA man who allegedly stole critical equipment from a rescue chopper will be in prison for another two months after failing to engage with health assessors.
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2 weeks ago |
odt.co.nz | Rob Kidd
A patched King Cobra member used money from a stolen crayfish racket to pay the mortgage on a gang pad and buy a car, a court has heard. Paul Faavaoga, 36, was arrested following the termination of police’s "Operation Larry" in January and yesterday admitted receiving more than a tonne of stolen seafood worth nearly $200,000. The defendant appeared before the Dunedin District Court yesterday where he pleaded guilty to 29 charges of receiving and two of money laundering.
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2 weeks ago |
odt.co.nz | Rob Kidd
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinThe former attorney-general of Samoa has been appointed as Dunedin’s newest judge. Yesterday, New Zealand attorney-general Judith Collins announced the appointment of Hermann Retzlaff to the Dunedin District Court, a role that will begin following his official swearing in on May 19.
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odt.co.nz | Rob Kidd
Friday, 25 April 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsNorth OtagoA man who tried to stab an Oamaru mother to death in front of her family says he wants to return to Tonga to work as a missionary. But the Parole Board said it would only allow Manu Hausia to leave prison if satisfied he did not pose an undue risk to those living in his homeland.
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3 weeks ago |
odt.co.nz | Rob Kidd
A Dunedin man has been charged with manslaughter after his partner died following a fall from a moving trailer. Andrew Jayden Mercer, 31, appeared in the Dunedin District Court this morning having previously been charged with reckless driving causing injury to Robert Douglas Ralston. He was also charged with refusing to undergo a compulsory impairment test and breaching the Search and Surveillance Act. The victim was critically injured followed the March 29 incident and died in hospital last week.
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