Teen jailed for manslaughter in Dunedin bus hub stabbing

Friday 11 July 2025 · 8 outlets · 7 reports · updated Fri 11 Jul 2025, 1:09pm

A 14-year-old boy has been sentenced to three years and three months in prison for the manslaughter of 16-year-old Enere McLaren-Taana. The victim was stabbed with a kitchen knife during a confrontation at the Dunedin bus hub in May 2024. The boy's name remains suppressed.

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1. Otago Daily TimesFri 11 Jul 2025, 12:33pm

   'Nowhere near enough': Bus hub victim's dad slams killer's sentence (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldFri 11 Jul 2025, 12:34pm

   Dunedin bus hub killing of Enere McLaren-Taana: Teenager sentenced to three years’ imprisonment (opens in new tab)

3. 1News via RNZFri 11 Jul 2025, 12:41pm

   Dunedin teen jailed for fatal bus stop stabbing (opens in new tab)

4. The Press via RNZFri 11 Jul 2025, 12:41pm

   Dunedin teen jailed for 3 years and 3 months for bus stop stabbing of Enere Taana-McLaren (opens in new tab)

   Also on Waikato Times (opens in new tab), The Post (opens in new tab)

5. RNZFri 11 Jul 2025, 1:06pm

   Dunedin teen to be sentenced for bus stop stabbing of Enere McLaren-Taana (opens in new tab)

   • Dunedin teen jailed for 3 years and 3 months for bus stop stabbing of Enere McLaren-Taana (opens in new tab) Fri 11 Jul 2025, 1:09pm
6. StuffFri 11 Jul 2025, 1:07pm

   ‘I miss my son’, grieving dad tells court as teen killer keeps name secret (opens in new tab)