He was as flummoxed as anyone when Judge John Macdonald revealed there had been a warrant out for his arrest since 1986. Judge Macdonald said, aside from the historical warrant, Parata’s case was unremarkable. However, when he saw a man leave the pub with his partner he flew into a rage. "I think I can treat this as an isolated incident," Judge Macdonald said. Parata was sentenced to nine months’ supervision, 200 hours’ community work and ordered to pay the victim $1000.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 18, 2020 19:18 UTC