Dunedin bail breach: Prisoner arrested after missing flight to funeral

NZ Herald·21 Aug, 2026 06:34 AM2 mins to read‌A prisoner was meant to get on a flight from Dunedin to Wellington yesterday after he was given compassionate bail to attend a tangi. Instead, he is alleged to have missed his flight and been picked up by his partner, sparking a large police response to a Dunedin property. Photo / NZMEA prisoner bailed to attend a tangi instead allegedly missed his flight and was picked up by his partner, sparking a large police callout to a home near a Dunedin high school. The remand accused prisoner was granted bail on compassionate grounds so he could fly from to Wellington for a funeral yesterday, Otago Corrections Facility general manager Lyndal Miles said.