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The verdicts have brought the 11-week trial to a close.

A Corrections officer has described how a high security prison unit slowly became engulfed in flames, as prisoners laughed and “yahooed” among each other.

Mascelle asked the defendant again to confirm his date of birth. “With all due respect your honour are you offering me a contract?” “Just for clarity I need to ensure we are talking with the right person”, Mascelle said. Taite refused again, and his audiovisual link was cut off. He was ordered to reappear at February 26 through audiovisual link along with the other 16 facing charges. The 17 men are jointly charged for the incident between 29 December, 2020 and January 3, 2021 at the prison in Ōtorohanga. Dominico Zapata/Stuff Prisoners were seen on the roof of a unit at Waiker...

Seventeen Waikeria Prison inmates appear in court in relation to last month's unrest © RNZ / Dan Cook Seventeen inmates charged with causing major damage at Waikeria Prison last month have appeared in court. The men are each charged with rioting, riotously destroying property, burglary using a weapon, and wilfully setting fire to property and endangering life. One of the men appeared in the Auckland District Court today, and the other 16 appeared in Hamilton District Court. A major building at the prison, in Northern King Country, was destroyed by fire after inmates took to the roof and hel...