Northland Ngapuhi iwi leader Sonny Tau must pay a fine and reparation totalling $24,500 after shooting protected wood pigeons in Southland last year. Tau was charged after five frozen kereru wrapped in newspaper were found in his checked-in luggage at Invercargill airport on June 16 last year. At the sentencing indication, Judge Callaghan read out some of the record of texts and phone calls between Tau and Sadlier. Sadlier was convicted in November and ordered to pay a $1000 emotional harm payment to Doc. For perverting the course of justice, Tau was sentenced to three months’ community detention, to be served at his home near Kaikohe, Northland, with a daily curfew of 7pm to 7am.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 11, 2016 18:00 UTC