Phillips, 56, was originally from Gisborne and had close ties to Ngāti Porou. A statement from his partner was read to the court, saying that they had met as teenagers, were together for 42 years, and had three children. They also worked at the same factory. He was her soulmate and she carried his ashes everywhere with her. Statements from his daughter, sister, brother, and sister-in-law were also read, speaking of their grief and anger, and hoping the two offenders understood the loss they had caused.
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Toetu Falemanu Tui Saili might not have known Phillips had already been stabbed when he chased jim and stomped on his head.
In an emotional letter to the sentencing judge, she said her pristine record with previous employers would enable her to get work and repay Walder. In two years, she has repaid only $374 of the $58,000 stolen. “I don’t use computers and my manager had just left. We were in the pub and Ronnie told me she had lost her job. I turned around and said I was looking for somebody. It seemed perfect, and I thought she was really, really good. I was conned completely,” Walder said. Robinson was well paid, had a company car and Walder also paid her telephone bill. She soon began abusing the trust placed in her, transferring money from the company’s account to her own.
A man charged with three counts of indecent assault a woman and administering a Class B drug has pleaded not guilty - and also elected to trial by jury.
A father who hit his son with a leather belt has been sentenced and told to think of his family before appealing.
A man who hit his son with a belt and said it was to stop him acting badly again has laughed and sighed his way through his sentencing. The man, who can not be identified due to automatic suppression of his son’s name, smiled and laughed as Wellington District Court judge Bruce Davidson read out the part of a letter that said he was going to give his son a “good old fashioned belt on the a…”