The man was sentenced in the Tauranga District Court. The man was sentenced by Judge Thomas Ingram in the Tauranga District Court this week. Judge Ingram applied a 20% discount for the man’s guilty plea and a 15% discount for his difficult background. He determined that a five-year prison sentence was appropriate. “You need to be doing something worthwhile whilst you are in prison,” Judge Ingram said.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 09, 2026 18:17 UTC