Ronald Wharepapa

Ronald Wharepapa is a Hawke’s Bay man who was recently in the news for losing an appeal against his prison sentence after being convicted of multiple assaults on his partner, including charges involving weapons. He was sentenced to three years and two months in prison for the violence he inflicted, which was characterized by the use of various weapons and severe intimidation tactics. Wharepapa argued that his long history of substance abuse, particularly methamphetamine addiction, should have been more heavily considered in his sentencing.