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'Fanatic' won't be prosecuted
An Anglican vicar has decided not to press charges against a woman who slashed a controversial billboard outside his church.

Woman who cut billboard avoids prosecution
An Anglican priest has decided not to press charges against a woman who slashed a controversial billboard outside his church.

Taxpayers ride to rescue of Paris bike-hire scheme
The city of Paris has been forced to pump taxpayers' money into the deflated tyres of its widely-copied, self-service, bicycle hire scheme.

Anti-graffiti alarm no buzz for taggers
Two schools and a stadium have been fitted with an alarm which emits an annoying sound that only people under 25 can hear.

Study trashes anti-tagging policies
Taggers say initiatives aimed at preventing graffiti just encourage them to keep vandalising.

Three-year-old criminal suspects in UK
It has emerged that police officers in Strathclyde, Scotland visited the home of a three-year-old after receiving a complaint of damage to household property

Undie 500 axed - organisers admit lack of control
Canterbury student leaders turn the key off for the infamous Canterbury car rally to Dunedin.

University's vow: We'll deal with louts
The University of Otago says it will come down hard on students whose "loutish behaviour" at the weekend threatened its reputation.

Student riots lead to almost 70 arrests
Police have charged 67 people following the riots in Dunedin over the weekend as the Undie 500 event came to town.

Get tough on student rioters, Otago mayor tells police
The mayor of Dunedin wants students involved in weekend riots to be punished without regard for their future careers.