At least 9kg of meth, with a street value of $3.2 million to $4.5 million, was cooked under the alleged supervision of her former partner Brownie Harding in Taipuha Rd in Waiotira between September and December 2014. Justice Simon Moore said Rewha's offending could be contrasted with that of the others because she was neither charged with manufacturing nor supplying meth. She became involved with Brownie Harding, with whom she had five children, at the age of 13 and moved in with his family to escape her chaotic home life after her parents died. He said Brownie Harding was a controlling, sinister and malevolent influence on her life. Crown prosecutor Richard Annandale said Rewha knew what was going on in the Waiotira Rd house and contributed by helping source items used in manufacturing the drug.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 04, 2016 21:17 UTC