Dean Waka Nathan, 54, waiting to be sentenced in the Christchurch District Court in 2010. Dean Waka Nathan, 54, was granted parole after a hearing on May 29. The Parole Board, in a decision released to Stuff this week, said Nathan was no longer a risk and set his release for August 17 to an undisclosed residence. READ MORE:* Drug dealing family patriarch Wayne Namana misses out on first chance parole* Gangland killer Dean Waka Nathan denied parole* Slain toddler Moko Rangitoheriri's father declined paroleWhile serving his sentence, Nathan used an unauthorised cellphone to set up a methamphetamine dealing operation from prison. A Parole Board decision at the time said he was still at high risk of reoffending both in general re-offending and violence.

Source: Stuff June 23, 2020 03:00 UTC