Peter Leitch says his memory is going but he's still as sharp as a tack.

Corrections staff and court security were assaulted in the melee.

A member of the public tried to stop them from fleeing but was rundown in the process.

Now a father and son are on trial together in the High Court at Napier.

Billy-James Natanahira threw pavers at police during the March 2022 riot.

He herded employees into the back of the store and attacked one with a crowbar.

But now he has been discharged without conviction for his actions.

Owen Dlyakiya received four rifles and onsold two of them.

He also told police he thought the man would jump out of his way.

Emma Field was alive but likely unconscious when the blaze took hold.

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There was a baby inside the stolen vehicle who was then abandoned on a berm.

Emma Field was alive but likely unconscious when a fire took hold of her bedroom.

Emma Field was alive when the fire took hold.

The woman picked her victims carefully - they were either elderly or had health issues.

Kupa Koinaki didn't realise police had already taken the cocaine he was meant to collect.

But two years later, the fraud was discovered and it all came crashing down.

Jason Lambert's lawyer argued: “It’s his right to be tried without undue delay.”

Emma Field was alive but likely unconscious when the blaze took hold of her bedroom.

Defence accused him of torching the place after breaking in and assaulting the woman.

Care staff feared the 30-year-old might act aggressively so they left her alone.

Couple checked in carrying a guillotine, printer and multiple laptop bags.

Teenagers netted $140,000 of watches, rings and medallions in 45-second raid.

The 46-year-old added the teen on social media and said he wanted to be her 'sugar daddy'.

Herbert Armitage was a JP and a keen bowler - he was laundering money on the side.

Jacob Ramsay was beaten over money he owed and then chained to a car and dragged.

But he claims he can't remember much else, including how the blaze broke out.

He was impounded and facing possible destruction while his owner was taken to court.

The 21-year-old was alive but likely unconscious when her bedroom was engulfed in flames.

Bailey Ecclestone, 22, said he never wanted to hurt anyone that fateful night.