The Dunedin District Court. Photo: ODT filesA man charged with the rare offence of bigamy will be arrested as soon as he sets foot in New Zealand. The warrant for arrest would mean if the defendant returned to New Zealand he would be arrested “on the spot”. According to charging documents the second marriage took place in Dunedin in 2016. The man confessed to police two days after the unlawful second marriage, the Manukau District Court heard.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 19, 2020 22:52 UTC