The man who murdered a teen by stabbing him in the neck has been sentenced to life in prison.
Hiakita (George) Eruera was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years at the Tauranga High Court today for the murder of Takena Tiepa-Ranapia in 2014.
A jury found Eruera guilty of Mr Tiepa-Ranapia's murder in November after a three-week trial.
Eruera stabbed the 19-year-old in the neck on November 30, 2014 at a party in Mansfield St, Ohauiti.
He had believed Mr Tiepa-Ranapia was involved in assaulting his step-daughter earlier that night at the party.