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Sentence Commencement and Sentence Length

Head Sentence

Means the full sentence of imprisonment the court has imposed, an offender may serve some of it or all of the sentence.

Cumulative term

Means an offender is sentenced for two or more crimes being served before or after the other.

Concurrent term

Means an offender is sentenced for two or more crimes being served at the same time as the other - effectively the sentences are served in parallel.

Non parole period

Means an offender is required to serve a minimum period of imprisonment imposed by the court before he/she is eligible to be considered for conditional early release to serve the remainder of his/her head sentence in the community.

Pre-cd Sentence

Means a sentence of more than 12 months commencing before July 2002 (imposed under the Criminal Justice Act 1985).

Post-cd Sentence

Means a sentence of more than two years commencing after July 2002 (imposed under the Sentencing Act 2002).

Custodial and Non-Custodial Sentences

What is a Custodial Sentence?

When an offender is to serve out his/her sentence in prison, an educational institution, reformatory or other correctional facility. If a convicted offender is diagnosed with a mental illness they may under the Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003 be detained as a special patient under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 to serve out his/her sentence there.

What is a Non-Custodial Sentence?

When an offender is to serve out his/her sentence in the community. This includes community work, community detention, home detention, fines, counselling and taking courses and compulsory treatment, restriction orders, intensive supervision, or even suspended sentences. If an offender is found to be in breach of a non-custodial sentence this may result in the sentence being rescinded by the court to be replaced with a custodial sentence.

Preventive Detention and Life Imprisonment

What is Life Imprisonment?

A life sentence in New Zealand means a head sentence of life with a non-parole period of no less than ten years. Under new laws passed in May 2010 are no longer required to set a non-parole period when a life sentence is to be imposed. Judges now have the discretion to impose a life sentence without parole for the worst cases of murder and under the new "three strikes" legislation for serious violent offenders and sex offenders a sentencing just must impose a life sentence without parole if murder is a second strike offence unless it would be manifestly unjust. The mandatory sentence in New Zealand for any murder is life imprisonment unless it is a mercy killing see R v Law (2002) 19 CRNZ 500 (HC), or where there is evidence of prolonged and severe abuse of the defendant or their children the court will be able to consider a lesser sentence e.g. a 5 year or 10 year finite sentence.

What is Preventive Detention?

A sentence of preventive detention in New Zealand is effectively a head sentence of life imprisonment with a non-parole period of no less than five years. The sentence of preventive detention differs from life imprisonment in that its main purpose is protection of the community from further offending as opposed to being punitive. It is a sentence only available to serious violent offenders and sex offenders.

NZ's longest non parole periods (18 years or more)

The offenders listed here are those sentenced life imprisonment or preventive detention (pre-cd sentences or post-cd sentences). They are serving the longest minimum non-parole periods in New Zealand's history. Most of these offenders have been sentenced for cases of murder. They are in order by which was the longest minimum non-parole period imposed by the court.

• William Dwane BELL here - 33 years reduced to 30 on appeal
• Bruce Thomas HOWSE here - 28 years reduced to 25 on appeal
• Graeme William BURTON here - 26 years
• Liam James REID here - 26 years reduced to 23 on appeal
• Joseph Stephenson THOMPSON here - 25 years
• Nicholas Paul Alfred REEKIE here - 25 years reduced to 20 on appeal
• William Logan JOHANSSON here - 23 years
• Jason Paul SOMERVILLE here - 23 years
• Joseph Sam SAMOA here - 22 years
• Malcolm REWA here - 22 years
• Hayden Brent McKENZIE here - 21 years
• Jason August REIHANA here - 21 years
• Michael John CURRAN here - 20.5 years
• Malcolm George CHASTON here - 20 years
• Deepak NAGPAL here - 20 years
• Olinale AH YOU here - 20 years cut to 18.5 years after retrial
• David KONIA here - 20 years
• Antonie Ronnie DIXON here - 20 years (died in custody)
• Mark Edward LUNDY here- 20 years
• John David FLEMING here - 20 years
• Jun Jie YING here - 20 years
• Wen Hui CUI here - 19 years
• Dean Stewart CAMERON here - 19 years
• Joseph OGLE here - 19 years
• Tracy Jean GOODMAN here - 19 years
• Anthony Paul DOYLE here - 19 years
• Ahmad Riyaz KHAN here - 19 years
• Shane Daniel RANDLE here - 19 years
• Steven Paul ELLIS here - 19 years
• Xiangxin CUI here - 18.5 years
• Li ZHENG here - 18.5 years
• Darin Joseph GARDNER here - 18.5 years
• George Charlie BAKER here - 18 years
• Taffy Herbert HOTENE here - 18 years
• Peter Steven WAIHAPE here - 18 years
• Manu SIKUVEA here - 18 years
• Daniel Robert MOORE here - 18 years
• Whetu TE HIKO here - 18 years
• Michael Scott WALLACE here - 18 years
• Johnny Pukerua JOACHIM here - 18 years
• Darryn James ROSANOWSKI here - 18 years
• Baseem Ridha Kadhim Abbad AL AMERY here - 18 years
• Clayton Robert WEATHERSTON here - 18 years
• Shaun Timothy SKILLING here - 18 years
• Mikhail PANDEY-JOHNSON here - 18 years
• Karl Te Angiotu NUKU here - 18 years
• Siuaki LISIATE here - 18 years
• Eneasi FINAU here - 18 years

NZ's longest terms of preventive detention for sex offenders (11 years or more)

Note that all of these offenders are sentenced to preventive detention in respect of a sexual crime, or that they have past convictions for sexual crimes, but may be serving the sentence in respect of a serious violent (non-sexual) offence. They are in order by which was the longest minimum non-parole period of preventive detention that was imposed by the court.

• Liam James REID here - 26 years reduced to just 10 on appeal
• Joseph Stephenson THOMPSON here - 25 years
• Nicholas Paul Alfred REEKIE here - 25 years reduced to 20 on appeal
• Malcolm REWA here - 22 years
• John David FLEMING here - 20 years
• Taffy Herbert HOTENE here - 18 years
• Brett Stuart WELLM here - 17 years reduced to 15 on appeal
• Roger Tira KAHUI here - 16 years reduced to 13 on appeal
• Turoa Junior HAPI here - 15 years
• Amor Josiah WALTER here - 15 years
• Aputitolaula Iputau LATU here - 15 years reduced to 12 on appeal
• Darryl Nicholas JOHNSON here - 15 years reduced to 11 on appeal
• Tony Matthew ALBERT here - 14 years reduced to 12 on appeal
• John Alexander TAYLOR here - 13 years
• Edward John GULLIVER here - 12 years
• Dean HIROKI here - 12 years
• Tairon McLean TUHOU here - 12 years
• Lyle Keith MUNCASTER here - 12 years
• Wiremu Te Uru Kowhai NAPIA here - 12 years
• John Christopher DURNO here - 12 years
• Peter Robert JORDAN here - 12 years

NZ's longest finite sentences after 1985 for youth offenders (7 years or more)

The offenders listed here were young persons convicted of serious violent offences or sexual offences who were all under 18 at time the offence(s) were committed. They are listed in order by the offender with the longest head sentence. Note that these are the young persons under 18 who have received the country's very significant finite (fixed) sentences. We estimate that there may be another two youth offenders in New Zealand that we have not been able to list as yet, and that we may not be able to add them because they have name suppression if they were under 17. We have mostly listed the offences from 1996 onwards because that is the furthest back we have been able to research to most of the time, and that we have available on our databases.

• David MAMEA here - 16 years NPP 10 years
• Joel Ernest SUTTON here - 15 years 6 months
• Inoke Vaea TANGITAU here - 14 years
• Semisi TONGOTONGO here - 14 years
• Lester Miles HETA here - 13 years
• Stephen Tahi MOKE here - 13 years NPP 8 years 8 months
• Taerata Daniel TURAHUI here - 12 years NPP 8 years
• Phillip KAUKASI here - 12 years
• William Thomas SINAMONI here - 11 years
• Joshua MAHONI here - 11 years
• Jasmine HEMANA here - 11 years NPP 4 years 6 months
• Guy Nicholas WILSON here - 11 years reduced to 10 on appeal
• Maka RENATA here - 10 years 6 months
• Edward Victor WAINA here - 10 years
• Edward KARANGAROA here - 10 years
• Zane Frank SUTTON here - 10 years
• Alefosio AFAESE here - 10 years
• Piri Valli KIRTON here - 9 years 6 months
• Brent Murray HUME here - 9 years 6 months
• Mata Ngaro NELIO here - 9 years 6 months
• Mark HATI here - 9 years
• Riki RAPIRA here - 9 years
• Kararaina Makere TE RAUNA here - 8 years 9 months
• Penisimani Latu KULITAPA here - 8 years 6 months
• Joe Edwin KAUKASI here - 8 years 6 months
• Puti Irene Heather MAXWELL here - 8 years 3 months
• Norton Ian MAIHI here - 8 years NPP 5 years
• Luke Timothy James Hirau REIHANA here - 8 years
• Mark Peter Benny Maika REIHANA here - 8 years
• Kayla Mary DENNIS here - 8 years
• George NAEA here - 7 years 9 months
• Cheyne Reihana TURAHUI here - 7 years 8 months
• Simon ANGLEM here - 7 years 6 months NPP 3 years 9 months
• Trent Rhys MANUKAU here - 7 years NPP 3 years 6 months
• Kasey WIKAIRA here - 7 years
• Te Orumene Oldie MOHI TEWARA here - 7 years
• Bailey Junior KURARIKI here - 7 years
• Harley Ehekrera TAPINE here - 7 years
• Sarn Kale GRIGSBY here - 7 years
• Cleveland MARTIN here - 7 years NPP 3 years 6 months
• Vainuupo Steve CHANKAU here - 7 years

NZ sentencing records for sexual predators Within the Church

The offenders listed here were convicted of sexual offences and are or were involved in the church community. This includes some offenders who were or posed as priests. Some of the offenders were teachers. Note this list is not complete and we estimate that there may be at least another two offenders in New Zealand that we have not managed to list as yet.

• Charles Robert AFEAKI here - 8 years
• Brian Edward AVENT here - 9 years NPP 6 years
• Walker Richard Colin BARRETT here - sentence TBU
• Desmond Leonard BLAKER here - three years, nine months
• Brad Anthony BOWERS here - TBU
• Leendert BRIJS - 12 months suspended for 2 years, plus 2 years supervision and 6 months PD
• Raphael Giuseppi CACCIOPPOLI here - TBU
• George Darren CANT here - PD NPP 6 years
• Graham John CAPILL here - 9 years
• Stephen Thomas CLODE here - TBU
• John Henry Walter COCKBURN - 2 years suspended for 18 months
• Neville COOPER here - 5 years
• Keith Paora CURRY here - 12 months
• Barry John DIXON here - TBU
• Jimmy DORNAN here - 4.5 years
• Duncan HEMI (deceased) - TBU
• Ross Gavin FITNESS here - 2 years
• John David FLEMING here - preventive detention
• John Francis GAINSFORD here - 10 years
• Bede Thomas HAMPTON here - two years, six months
• Edward John Patrick HALMOND here - PD, NPP 5 years
• Shane Allen HARRIS here - TBU
• David HOCKLEY here - 7.5 years cut on a appeal to six years four months
• Robin James HURD here - 6.5 years
• Sio KAIO here - 8 years
• Stuart Frederick LEAKE here - TBU
• Kaperiere Petera LEEF (deceased) here - 3.5 years
• Donald LIDDINGTON here - preventive detention
• Bernard Kevin MCGRATH here - 5 years
• Bryan Michael MCKAY here - TBU
• Rodger William MOLONEY here - 2 years 9 months
• Alan Ramsay PARKES here - 9 months HD
• Father Robin PAULSON - 12 months PD plus 12 months supervision
• Eric PRATTLEY here - 7 years NPP 3.5 years
• Patrick Arthur Thomas THWAITES here - TBU
• Keith Israel VALENTINE here - TBU
• Colin Frank VISSER here - PD, NPP 7 years
• Te Maera WALKER here - 6.5 years
• Murray Shane WEBB here - 4 years, later cut to 3 years
• Kelvin Rutherford WHALLEY here - 9 years
• Geoffrey WILSON (deceased) - 15 months ConcT 6 months
• Alan WOODCOCK here - 7 years

NZ's youngest offenders to be sentenced to preventive detention

The offenders listed here were convicted of serious violent offences or sexual offences who were all under 28 at the time of sentencing. They are listed in order by the offender's age when they were sentenced. It also states when the offender's sentence commencement date (SCD) was. Under our current law an offender must be over the age of 18 at the time the offence was committed to qualify for preventive detention. We estimate that there may be another two offenders in New Zealand that we have not been able to list as yet.

• Cedric Mathew Paul HAPAKUKU here - 27 yrs old - SCD July 1991
• Dion Ihaka MATTHEWS here - 26 yrs old - SCD late 1996
• Turoa Junior HAPI here - 26 yrs old - SCD July 1994
• Gary Maui ISHERWOOD here - 26 yrs old - SCD April 2004
• Tai Rangi TARAWA here - 25 yrs old - SCD July 1999
• Kino Hoki MATETE here - 25 yrs - SCD early 2006
• Simon Edward NEUMANN here - 25 yrs old - SCD 2006 or 2007
• Kafila PAUGA here - 23 yrs old - SCD May 1992
• Glen Norman JACK-KINO here - 22 yrs old - SCD mid 1995
• Kevin CHADWICK here - 21 yrs old - SCD June 1998
• Hayden Joseph TAYLOR here - 21 yrs old - SCD late 1997
• Christopher Raymond KALE here - 21 yrs old - SCD late 1992
• Mark Dean HOGGART here - 20 yrs old - SCD early 2004

NZ's oldest offenders that were sentenced to preventive detention

The offenders listed here were convicted of serious violent offences or sexual offences that are presently aged of 75 or over (2011) sentenced to preventive detention. They are listed in order by the offender's current age (2011). Under our current law an offender must be over the age of 18 at the time the offence was committed to qualify for preventive detention. We estimate that there may be another two offenders in New Zealand that we have not been able to list as yet.

• Clarence Joseph GRIFFITH here - 88 yrs old
• Robert Douglas GRAHAM here - 88 yrs old
• Malcolm Arthur William HOWE here - 88 yrs old
• Colin William STEEDMAN (deceased) - 87 yrs old
• Colin GLEN-CAMPBELL here - 81 yrs old
• Tunuiarangi TAUTUHI here - 79 yrs old
• Allan Kendrick DEAN here - 75 yrs old
• Alfred Thomas VINCENT here - 75 yrs old (2012)

NZ's longest finite sentences for rapists between 1961 and September 1993 (more than 7 years)

The offenders listed were serving the longest sentences for rape committed between 1961 and September 1993. It also includes offenders who were sentenced under our current system but the offences being committed under the old law that was applicable. For rapes committed before September 1993 the maximum penalty was 14 years, but for rapes committed after September 1993 the maximum penalty is 20 years. For rapes committed before September 1993 the average sentence handed out was just 5 years 7 months, but for rapes committed after September 1993 the average sentence handed out is 8 years.

• Joseph Stephenson THOMPSON here - 30 years
• John David FLEMING here - 24 years
• James TAMATA here - 24 years
• Stewart Murray WILSON here - 21 years
• Mark Anthony STRICKLAND here - 15 years reduced to 12 on appeal
• Charles John HIHA here - 14 years
• Paul Henry MACKEY here - 13 years 6 months
• Lester Miles HETA here - 13 years
• Gordon NICHOLSON here - 13 years
• Paul David BAILEY here - 13 years
• Tihema GALVIN here - 12 years 6 months
• Azam ALI here - 12 years
• Jason Mark ROBERTS here - 12 years, upheld on appeal
• Mark William STEPHENS here - 12 years
• Neville John MEARS here - 11 years
• Guy Nicholas WILSON here - 11 years reduced to 10 on appeal
• Dane Mark PUKEPUKE here - 10 years 11 months
• Jerry Andrew Ngahere PIRA here - 10.58 years
• Parei Maao TEKII here - 10.5 years
• Kevin Ross TOBECK here - 10 years
• Michael Brian Wayne PAIKEA here - 10 years
• Benjamin Rangatira TOPIA (now deceased) - 10 years
• Ronald Raymond HOVELL here - 10 years
• Charleston Stephenson THOMPSON - 10 years
• Edward TE WHAITI here - 10 years increased from 7 years on appeal
• Ben Richard TE WHAITI here - 10 years increased from 7 years on appeal
• Winiata SOPER here - 10 years increased from 7 years on appeal
• Jacob MISITEA here - 10 years increased from 7 years on appeal
• Edward Victor WAINA here - 10 years
• Edward KARANGAROA here - 10 years
• Kerry Lester McCUISH here - 9 years 11 months
• Vaughan Kokie DOUGLAS here - 9 years 10 months
• Paul James DANIEL here - 9.7 years
• Reginald Zane Wetzel ROBERTS here - 9 years 8 months
• Duncan TE AONUI here - 9 years 7 months
• Gary Earl ALLEN here - 9.5 years
• Michael Shane LIHOU here - 9.5 years
• Junior FILIPO here - 9.5 years
• Michael Harry Mutu TUMAI here - 9.5 years reduced to 8.5 years on appeal
• Lawrence Beatie JERRY here - 9.25 years
• David Paul EDWARDS here - 9 years
• Gary John DUFFIN here - 9 years
• Maihi TANA here - 9 years increased from 6.5 years on appeal
• Terrence Craig AMOHANGA here - 9 years
• Sio KALOLO here - 9 years reduced from preventive detention on appeal
• Elvis Brian EDWARDS here - 9 years increased from 5.5 years on appeal
• Colin WEIGHTMAN here - 9 years
• Mohi Teira Hone TEWHIU here - 8.8 years
• Samuel ROTA here - 8 years 6 months
• David John HONANA here - 8 years 6 months
• Bill MAKAVALU here - 8.5 years
• Titie TULAFONO here - 8 years
• Antonio PULUGONE here - 8 years
• Maanu KEMP here - 8 years
• Nigel Greig HIBBERD here - 8 years
• Francis Joseph NICHOLAS - 8 years
• Rikona WALKER here - 8 years
• Dennis Roy NGAHEKE here - 8 years increased from 5 years on appeal
• Malcolm John CORBETT here - seven years, seven months
• Trevor Akuira RIKIHANA here - 7 years 6 months
• Michael TE WHAITI here - 7.5 years
• Dean PHILLIPS here - 7.5 years, upheld on appeal
• Geert TENBOOM here - 7.5 years, upheld on appeal
• John Richard TE POU here - 7.5 years
• Barnett Joseph HENDERSON here - 7.5 years
• Darrin Henry TAWHARU here - 7.5 years
• Korps Maki MAKITEIAA here - 7 years 5 months reduced to 5 years 5 months on appeal
• Samuel CAMERON here - 7 years, four and a half months

NZ's longest finite sentences for rapists between September 1993 and now (10 years or more)

The offenders listed were serving the longest sentences for rape committed between September 1993 and now. For rapes committed before September 1993 the maximum penalty was 14 years, but for rapes committed after September 1993 the maximum penalty is 20 years. For rapes committed before September 1993 the average sentence handed out was just 5 years 7 months, but for rapes committed after September 1993 the average sentence handed out is 8 years. However in March 2010 the Court of Appeal set new starting points for 4 different bands of rape.

• Neil Graham PITCEATHLY here - 20 years NPP 7 years 9 months HS reduced to 18 years on appeal NPP unaltered
• Junior Ranga Sami PILLAI here - 19.5 years NPP 10 years
• Ropati Robert LAWTER here - 18 years
• RWA [actual name suppressed] - 18 years NPP 10 years
• Kalvant Kahl SINGH here - 17 years NPP 8 years
• David MAMEA here - 16 years NPP 10 years
• Stephen John IRELAND here - 16 years NPP 10 years
• Wiki Poutini WINIATA here - 16 years NPP 9 years
• Tangi NIKOIA here - 16 years NPP 9 years
• Shane Gregory KOROHEKE here - 16 years
• Taylor CASSIDY here - 16 years
• Theodore RENETI here - 16 years
• Monty TARAWA here - 16 years
• Wayne Lester RATU here - 16 years
• Andrew Douglas WILLIAMS here - 16 years
• James Timi MARTIN here - 16 years
• Glen Gregory CLARKEN here - 15 years 3 months NPP 8 years
• Murray Edward Thomas ROBERTSON here - 15 years NPP 10 years
• Mekwin David TIMBUN here - 15 years NPP 9 years
• David Alan MALONE here - 15 years NPP 8.5 years
• Shane Douglas HEPI here - 15 years NPP 8 years
• Matenga Kingi ASHBY here - 15 years NPP 7.5 years
• Meatuai TUUGA here - 15 years NPP 6 years
• Wayne Robert JARDEN here - 15 years
• Jackie MANE here - 15 years
• Manuele Petelo KOLIO here - 15 years
• Patrick George PAKAI here - 15 years
• Poleuia Kofe TIA here - 15 years
• Scott Simeon THOMPSON here - 14.5 years NPP 9.5 years
• Charles MARIRI here - 14.5 years NPP 9 years
• Kowhiu Julian GRAHAM here - 14.5 years NPP 7 years
• Charles Michael KING here - 14 years NPP 9 years 4 months
• Pio VISE here - 14 years NPP 8 years
• Jourdan COOPER here - 14 years NPP 8 years
• Michael Fitualii Uaiti TELEIAI here - 14 years NPP 8 years
• Hemi Joseph APANUI here - 14 years NPP 7 years
• Laurie Kirimate PINE here - 14 years NPP 7 years
• Inoke Vaea TANGITAU here - 14 years
• Semisi TONGTONGO here - 14 years
• Kenneth TE POU here - 14 years
• Tama TOTO here - 14 years later cut to 11 years on appeal
• Elliot Iapeta Patene EDWARDS here - 14 years reduced to 12 years on appeal
• Brian FOX here - 14 years
• Trevor Peter CORKE here - 13.5 years NPP 8 years
• Jarred James HUTCHISON here - 13.5 years NPP 7.5 years increased to preventive detention on appeal
• Ross Francis HOOKAWAY here - 13.5 years NPP 7 years
• Ricardo ARYAN here - 13.5 years NPP 6 years
• William TAUTU here - 13.5 years
• DT [actual name suppressed] - 13 years 4 months NPP 6 years 6 months
• Teinakore SIMI here - 13 years NPP 10 years
• Beaudene Karepa Kariatana BRADY here - 13 years NPP 8 years
• Edward Ross SMITH here - 13 years NPP 8 years
• Keith Stewart LUKE here - 13 years NPP 8 years
• Benjamin Barrie BRADBURY here - 13 years NPP 7 years
• Bruce Benjamin SHEPHERD here - 13 years NPP 7 years
• Darrin Robert MCARTHUR here - 13 years NPP 7 years
• Haniteli KITE here - 13 years NPP 6.5 years
• Gregory BRAY here - 13 years NPP 6 years
• Rongo John KAIWAHIA here - 13 years NPP 6 years
• Matiu Cappy MOKA here - 13 years NPP 6 years
• Royce Herbert ANDREWS here - 13 years NPP 5 years
• Alofaae Fai VILI here - 13 years
• Kapeli Mauola AMOA here - 13 years reduced to 10 years on appeal
• Francis Russell VEEVORS here - 12.5 years NPP 6 years
• Bryan Stuart GILLIES here - 12.5 years NPP 6 years
• Alan Gordon RUTLEDGE here - 12.5 years
• Duane Tracey OHLSON here - 12 years NPP 10 years
• Wayne Alexander GORDON here - 12 years NPP 8 years NPP reduced by two years on appeal
• Brendon THOMAS here - 12 years NPP two thirds of that
• Taerata Daniel TURAHUI here - 12 years NPP two thirds of that
• Dennis Patrick Poharama SHEPHERD here - 12 years NPP 7 years
• Lance Douglas WRIGLEY here - 12 years NPP 7 years
• Richard Geoffrey BULL here - 12 years NPP 6.5 years
• Shaun Dion HILLMAN here - 12 years NPP 6.5 years
• Geoffrey Ngamane EMERY here - 12 years NPP 6 years
• Mahit REISEN here - 12 years NPP 6 years
• John Raymond SISSON here - 12 years NPP 6 years
• Allan John TODD here - 12 years NPP 6 years
• Andrew Shane WALKER here - 12 years NPP 6 years
• Terence Vernon ANNAS here - 12 years NPP 5 years
• Raymond SELWYN here - 12 years
• Danny Michael BOYD here - 12 years
• Mark CAMESI here - 12 years
• Gabriel Darren TE HUIA here - 12 years
• Peter James HABIB here - 12 years
• Mustafa CAN here - 12 years
• Arthur Robert PAGE here - 12 years
• Mervyn Owen WEIR here - 12 years
• Graeme Leonard LYNN here - 12 years
• Deryk Allen DOAR here - 12 years
• Aaron MINNIS here - 12 years reduced to 10 year on appeal
• Joseph Quintin DONNELLY here - 11 years 10 months NPP 5 years 11 months
• Wilzie Nikora HAUNUI here - 11 years 3 months NPP 5 years 8 months
• Sammy Douglas WINIKEREI here - 11 years 3 months NPP 4 years 9 months
• Dean NOBLE here - 11 years NPP 7 years
• Lance Timothy CHADWICK here - 11 years NPP 6 years
• Salesh NARAYAN here - 11 years NPP 6 years
• Lutovio MATAIA here - 11 years NPP 6 years
• Robert Allen MAIR here - 11 years NPP 6 years
• Lawson RICHARDS here - 11 years NPP 5 years 6 months
• Andrew Clive HARTLEY here - 11 years NPP 5 years 6 months
• Tukere NGAMANU here - 11 years NPP 5 years 6 months
• Israel Tetaurangi KAA here - 11 years NPP 5 years 6 months
• Ricky TAMATI here - 11 years NPP 4 years
• Neville COLLINS here - 11 years
• John Lee WILLIE here - 11 years
• Lance POUTAWA here - 11 years
• Henry Darren MASON here - 11 years
• Tialino POELA here - 11 years
• Vinay PRAKASH here - 11 years
• Peter Julian MARTIN here - 11 years
• John Gregory LEGER here - 11 years
• David Ronald GIBB here - 11 years
• Kenneth Warren HAWKINS here - 11 years
• Mario George LILLEY here - 11 years
• Allen Lance LANGMAN here - 11 years
• Robert Darryl PAUL here - 11 years
• Ngareta Albert TAHA here - 11 years
• James TABULAWAKI here - 11 years
• Brent Andrew HOBMAN here - 11 years
• William Thomas SINAMONI here - 11 years
• Joshua MAHONI here - 11 years
• John Albert Thomas CLARKE here - 11 years
• Patrick ALBERT here - 10.5 years
• Richard HUDSON here - 10.5 years
• Stephen John MCDONALD here - 10 years NPP 6 years 8 months
• Maakiti Joseph TIPENE here - 10 years NPP 6.5 years
• Atonio SIMONE here - 10 years NPP 6 years
• David Patrick HANSEN here - 10 years NPP 6 years
• Robert James CHRISTIE here - 10 years NPP 6 years
• Toloa Falaniko NOFOAIGA here - 10 years NPP 6 years
• Roger Alexander BRYANT here - 10 years NPP 6 years
• Anthony Paul THOMAS here - 10 years NPP 5 years 6 months
• Danny WAYNE here - 10 years NPP 5 years
• William Spring TAWHAI here - 10 years NPP 5 years
• Dean James CHARLTON here - 10 years NPP 5 years
• John Matiu HARRISON here - 10 years NPP 5 years
• Robin Whitiora CHADWICK here - 10 years NPP 5 years
• Joseph Warren LEPPER here - 10 years NPP 5 years
• Ian Ronayne ELIKI here - 10 years
• Chris Heko MAKATA here - 10 years
• Patrick Hare REHU here - 10 years
• Robin ABRAHAM here - 10 years
• David Walter RUSS here - 10 years
• Iowane Seru SUCUTURAGA here - 10 years
• Ihaia Mack MOEAU here - 10 years
• Talauniu MOLI here - 10 years
• Alefosio AFAESE here - 10 years
• Martin Augustus MIDDLETON here - 10 years
• Viliami FOTU here - 10 years
• Matiu Tuita HAVILI here - 10 years
• Manu MAKAAFI here - 10 years
• Henry Collett MUA here - 10 years
• Kapueli TEPUTEPU here - 10 years
• Kalaile SIPU here - 10 years
• Te Rima Thomas HURIWAI here - 10 years
• Robert Alexander LOW here - 10 years
• Fiti TAPUAIGA here - 10 years
• Ian Tuua TANGA here - 10 years
• Noora O Mata TAIA here - 10 years increased from 8 years on appeal
• Kapi Teiwa MIHAKA here - 10 years increased from 8 years on appeal
• Richard John CONREN here - 10 years
• Frank Maurice MANIFOLD here - 10 years
• Robert Nigel SCHOFIELD here - 10 years

NZ's longest finite sentences for sex offenders presently aged over 75 (3 years or more)

The offenders listed are/were serving longest finite sentences for sexual offending in New Zealand and are currently over the age of 75. Some of these offenders may now have died but these are oldest sex offenders on our database serving or have served long term finite sentences of three years or more.

• Stewart Robert HANSEN here - 17 years NPP 10 years
• Ronald VAN DER PLAAT here - 14 years
• Bruce Benjamin SHEPHERD here - 13 years NPP 7 years
• Rongo John KAIWAHIA here - 13 years NPP 6 years
• Gordon NICHOLSON here - 13 years
• William Nigel Charles TIPPETT here - 12 years
• Leslie John MILLER here - 12 years NPP 6 years
• Charleston Stephenson THOMPSON - 10 years
• Martin Augustus MIDDLETON here - 10 years
• Herbert Thomas POTTER here - 9.7 years
• Bernard Clifford HUGHES here - 9.5 years
• Gavon LIDDELL here - 8 years 6 months
• George Mutu HOPKINSON here - 8 years
• Koroheke Kurukuru JAMES here - 8 years
• George Robert McGAFFIN here - 8 years
• Maurice John FAIERS here - 8 years
• John Robert WOOD here - 7 years
• Archibald Gordon RUSSELL here - 7 years
• Ramon DOUGHTY here - 7 years
• Jeffrey Joseph DRIVER (deceased) here - 7 years
• Russell Alfred WINSLOE here - 7 years
• Mason MAKATEA-DURIE here - six years and nine months
• Adolphus William LYFORD here - 6.5 years
• Eddie Anata IRAIA here - 6.5 years
• Kingsford Douglas Ronald CORKILL here - 6.25 years
• Morgan Francis FAHEY here - 6 years
• Euan Trafford HOVELL here - 6 years (deceased)
• Jules Gyula MIKUS - 6 years reduced to 5 years
• Harold Leonard James MITCHELL here - 5 years 6 months
• Tuti TUKAOKAO (deceased) - 5 years 6 months
• Ronald George CORNWALL here - 5.5 years
• Donald Stuart MACDONALD-DALKEITH here - 5 years 4 months
• Ian Douglas GRIFFITHS here - 5.25 years
• Neville COOPER here - 5 years
• Austin Dudley PARKINSON here - 5 years
• Roy Oliver LIDDELL here - 5 years
• Frederick Gordon THOMAS - 5 years
• Mary Joan LIDDELL here - 5 years
• Richard John SEDDON here - 4 years 8 months
• David Whatton WILKIE here - 4 years 6 months
• Riwhi STRONGMAN here - four years
• Allan Benjamin SUMMERSBY - 4 years
• David Samuel LECKEY here - 4 years
• Alan Arthur WALKER - 4 years
• Arthur James TOWNSEND here - 4 years
• Peter Brian MANCER here - 3.5 years
• Lewis Owen BENTON here - 3.5 years
• Rodney Hugh RODNEY here - three years, four months
• Neville Ernest HEARLING here - 3.25 years
• Kenneth Ian DAVIS here - 3 years
• Brian Noel WINTER here - 3 years
• Turi KAIMOANA here - 3 years
• William Tetama WAHANUI - 3 years
• John Richard HUGHES here - 3 years
• Ewart Clifford WINCHCOMBE - 3 years
• William Alexander BAINE here - 3 years

NZ's longest determinate sentences for GBH/Wounding offences (9 years or more)

The offenders listed here are serving some of the substantial determinate sentences for grevious bodily harm or wounding offences in New Zealand's history. They are listed in order by the offender with the longest head sentence. We estimate that there may be a few offenders in New Zealand that we have not been able to list as yet.

• Ruaumoko TAIAPA here - 14 years NPP 8 years
• Les Tasos CONNELLY here - 13 years NPP 6.5 years
• Raymond EDWARDS here - 12 years 7 months NPP 6 years 3 months
• Adrian Manawanui RIKIHANA here - 12 years 6 months NPP 5 years
• Jonothan Paul WILSON here - 12 years NPP 6 years
• Jesse Christian DOLMAN here - 12 years
• Harlem Haunui KIRTON here - 11.5 years NPP 6 years
• Faamanu MILFORD here - 11 years NPP 7 years
• Wakena Walter TURNER here - 11 years
• Bwana Nehu McKINNON here - 11 years NPP 5.5 years
• Vance Paraki TUHEKE here - 10 years 6 months NPP 5.25 years
• Larry Gordon CANT here - 10.5 years
• Merle Valerie WILSON here - 10 years 4 months
• Keith TEREPO here - 10 years NPP 6.5 years
• Georgie Abraham NGAAU here - 10 years NPP 6 years
• Stefan HOEER here - 10 years NPP 5.25 years
• Wali Javed ALLAHYAI here - 10 years NPP 6 years
• David Eugene BRISTOWE here - 10 years
• Timothy WIPERI here - 10 years NPP 5 years
• Alan Joseph PLACE here - 10 years
• Byron Wiremu RENATA here - 9.5 years NPP 6 years 2 months reduced on appeal to 8.5 years NPP 5 years 8 months
• Anthony Harrod SIMON here - 9 years 6 months NPP 6 years
• Paul ROPIHA here - 9.5 years NPP 5 years
• Rex Ji Terangi DALEY here - 9.5 years NPP three and a half years
• Piri Valli KIRTON here - 9 years 6 months
• Kerry Michael STEEDMAN here - 9 years 3 months NPP 5 years
• Ronald Dean HIRA here - 9 years 3 months NPP 4 years 8 months
• George Harvey HAPUKU here - 9 years 3 months NPP 4 years 9 months
• David Dean LAWSON here - 9 years NPP 6 years
• Eru TE WHATA here - 9 years NPP 4 years
• Arthur Duncan BRIGGS here - 9 years
• Andrew KOPELANI here - 9 years NPP 6 years
• Davey Ioane FAAMOE here - 9 years NPP 6 years
• Christopher Wharua KIHI here - 9 years
• Hailoai LIKIO here - 9 years

NZ's longest concurrent terms (40 years or more)

The offenders listed here are serving the longest concurrent terms in New Zealand. The sentences listed were the truth in the sentences, and what they would be serving in places such as the United States cumulatively, but under the system we presently have allows them to be served concurrently. In cases of a indeterminate sentence in New Zealand, under our current system the courts can unfortunately only legally impose concurrent terms.

• William Logan JOHANSSON here - 168 years 6 months
• Joseph Sam SAMOA here - 154 years
• Ese Junior FALEALII here - 106 years 3 months
• Liam James REID here - 89 years
• Raymond Wahia RATIMA here - 87 years
• Antonie Ronnie DIXON here - 66 years (died in custody)
• James Junior LAWRIE here - 64 years
• William Dwane BELL here - 55 years
• Joseph Stephenson THOMPSON here - 55 years
• Graeme William BURTON here - 52 years
• Craig Neville ROSS here - 47 years
• Pago SAVAIINAEA here - 44 years

NZ's longest cumulative terms (more than 14 years)

The offenders listed here are serving the longest cumulative terms in New Zealand. The sentences listed were the effective sentences imposed by the court, but not necessarily the truth in the sentences as some of the sentences were concurrent with the cumulative sentences e.g. an offender was sentenced to 10 years for rape and 10 years for manslaughter to be served cumulatively and five years for kidnapping to be served concurrently meaning the truthful sentence is 25 years but the effective sentence is 20 years.

• Joseph Stephenson THOMPSON here - 30 years
• James TAMATA here - 24 years
• Barry JOHANSEN here - 24 years reduced to 21 on appeal
• Lava SAVELIO here - 23 years NPP 10 years
• Stewart Murray WILSON here - 21 years
• Brian James CURTIS here - 20 years 6 months
• Basil Steven Marshall MIST here - 20 years NPP 10 years
• Azam ALI here - 20 years reduced to 18 on appeal
• Leslie Maurice GREEN here - 20 years reduced to 15 on appeal
• Warren Charles TE HEI here - 19 years
• Dean James McDonald SHEDDEN here - 18.5 years NPP 10 years
• Harley Vance COLLIER here - 18 years 6 months
• Neshanderan RAJGOPAUL here - 18 years NPP 10 years
• Jason Glen VINCENT here - 18 years
• Michael Huna TE POU here - 18 years NPP 8 years 8 months
• Scott Campbell ELLIOTT here - 18 years
• Arai Whakaari HEMA here - 17.5 years
• Robert Craig WINTERBURN here - 17 years
• Alistair Wayne ROBINSON here - 17 years
• Tiaki Lance Ereuti PHILLIPS here - 16 years 9 months
• Raymond Russell GREEN here - 16 years
• Ravendra PRASAD here - 16 years
• Brendan Joseph SHIELS here - 15 years 9 months
• Joel Ernest SUTTON here - 15.5 years
• Richard TUTENGAEHE here - 15.5 years
• Tommy Awaawa Tame TAITAPANUI here - 15 years NPP 8 years
• Michael Edward MARU (nee Michael KOHINGA) here - 15 years
• Shaun Morgan HARTLEY here - 15 years
• Leighton Gavin Brian FAIRBAIRN here - 15 years NPP 10 years
• Storm JAMES here - 15 years
• Karewa Skippa KAPUA here - 15 years
• Xiang Jun WEI here - 15 years
• William DOCTOR here - 15 years
• Garry Leonard JONES here - 15 years NPP 10 years
• Faamanu MILFORD here - 15 years NPP 10 years
• Nicholas David CLARKE here - 15 years NPP 7.5 years
• John GILLIES here - 14 years 9 months
• Peter Neil CAMPBELL here - 14 years 3 months

Aggravating and Mitigating Factors in Sentencing

Aggravating Factors

Aggravating factors include:

• Actual or threatened violence, or the actual or threatened use of a weapon, or unlawful entry into, or presence in, a dwelling place.
• If the offence was committed while the offender was on bail or still subject to a sentence.
• The absence/lack of remorse shown by the offender; the extent of any loss, damage, or harm resulting from the offence.
• If there was particular cruelty in the commission of the offence.
• If the offender was abusing a position of trust or authority in relation to the victim.
• If the victim was particularly vulnerable because of their age, health or other factors known to the offender.
• If the offender committed the offence partly, or wholly, because of hostility towards a group of persons who have an enduring common characteristic such as race, colour, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability, if the offender committed the offence partly, or wholly, because of hostility towards a group of persons who have an enduring common characteristic such as race, colour, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability, and the hostility is because of the common characteristic, and the offender believes that the victim has that characteristic.
• Premeditation on the part of the offender and the level of premeditation involved, and the number, seriousness, date, relevance, and nature of any previous convictions of the offender, and any convictions for which the offender is being dealt with at the same time.

Mitigating Factors

The mitigating factors that may be taken into account include:

• The age of the offender.
• If and when the offender pleads guilty.
• The conduct of the victim.
• Whether the offender had limited involvement in the offence.
• Whether the offender has diminished intellectual capacity.
• Any evidence of the offender's previous good character.
• Any remorse shown by the offender, or any offer, agreement, response or measure to make amends.

Note: Being affected by the voluntary consumption or use of alcohol or other drugs is not to be considered a mitigating factor.

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