10 Mar 2021
TUHI & RARERE v R [2021] NZHC 459
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 459
- Court
- High Court
The Court held the five-year starting points were not manifestly excessive given Mako remains authoritative and the offending involved uninvited entry, multiple offenders, a weapon and significant fear; the 15% cultural discount for Mr Rarere was appropriate on the facts; the six-month uplift for prior convictions was excessive and reduced to three months; applying Moses' methodology and recalculating discounts produced adjusted sentences of 3 years 3 months for Tuhi and 3 years 2 months 2 weeks for Rarere, and the remainder of the appeals were dismissed.