date:Nov 19, 2013
On 14 November at Tauranga District Court, Wayne Terrence Howell was sentenced to 12 months home detention plus 200 hours of community service. Mr Howell was convicted of serious charges under the Fisheries Act 1996 relating to making false statements in fishing returns for a benefit.
The court also ordered forfeiture of the Newfish II 4363 the Tauranga-based commercial trawler being used by Howell at the time of the offences in 2011.
In delivering his statement, Judge Ingram referred to rece