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This page last updated February 8
2006
2005-1222 - NZ Herald - Appeal set
for Mt Maunganui rapists
New February 8 2006
Four men convicted in July of the pack rape of a 20-year-old woman at
Mount Maunganui will have their appeals heard early next year
2005-1222 - Radio Live - Rape
appeals to be heard early next year
New February 8 2006
Four men convicted in July of the pack rape of a 20-year-old woman at
Mount Maunganui 16 years ago, will have their appeals heard early next year…..
The Court of Appeal says their two-day appeal is set down to start on
February 7
2005-0903 - The Press - Rape
appeal
A fourth man found guilty of pack- raping a woman at Mount Maunganui 16 years
ago has filed an appeal against his conviction
2005-0901 - Newstalk ZB -
Rapist's company dumped by Council
The Tauranga City Council has dumped the company of convicted rapist Peter
McNamara. McNamara is one of four men jailed for the rape of a woman at Mount
Maunganui 16 years ago.
2005-0824 - NZ Herald - Third
pack-rape appeal
A third man from the Mt Maunganui pack-rape case has appealed against his
convictions and the 8 1/2-year jail term he received. Two other men have
already filed their appeals.
2005-0823 - One News - Appeal
against pack rape convictions
New February 7 2006
Three of four men convicted of pack raping a young woman in Mount
Maunganui 16 years ago have appealed against their convictions.
2005-0823 - NZ Herald - Mt
Maunganui pack-rape pair appeal
Two of four men found guilty of pack raping a 20-year-old woman at Mt
Maunganui 16 years ago have lodged appeals
2005-0823 - The Press -
Conviction Appeal
Two of four men found guilty of pack raping a 20-year-old woman at Mount
Maunganui 16 years ago have appealed their convictions
2005-0806 - NZ Herald -
'Loving husbands' sent to jail
Two men jailed for a pack rape 16 years ago wept yesterday as their wives
told the High Court they were loving fathers and husbands. Four men were sent
to prison for between 5 1/2 and 8 1/2 years for the rape of a 20-year-old
woman at Mt Maunganui in 1989. Justice Ronald Young told the High Court at
Wellington that the men had taken part in "deeply disgraceful acts"
and three had planned what was a gang rape in the worst sense.
2005-0806 - Newstalk ZB - Rape
Crisis welcomes sentence
Auckland Rape Crisis agency manager Rachel Harrison says it is very difficult
to get a case to the courts, and have enough proof to secure a conviction.
She says there are many reasons a woman doesn't complain about a sexual
assault at the time, and it is good that historic sex cases can still be
heard in New Zealand, as this is not the case in every country. Ms Harrison
is also commending the woman at the centre of the case, saying she has done
an amazing job.
2005-0806 - Dominion Post -
Pack rape victim tells of lost life
The victim of a pack rape in Mt Maunganui 16 years ago says she was left a
shell of her former self and still grieves for the normal life she lost. In a
rare move, she returned to the High Court at Wellington yesterday to read out
her victim impact statement in a room filled with the convicted rapists and
their families and friends.
2005-0805 - One News - Men jailed
for historic pack rape
Four men have been jailed in the High Court at Wellington for the pack rape
of a woman in Mount Maunganui 16 years ago. The men were found guilty of
abducting and raping the then 20-year-old woman in January 1989
2005-0805 - NZ Herald - Men jailed
for Mount Maunganui pack rape
Four men convicted last month of a pack rape at Mt Mauganui 16 years ago have
been jailed for between 5-1/2 and 8-1/2 years. Peter Mana McNamara, 46, a Mt
Maunganui businessman, Tauranga fireman Warren Graham Hales, 40, and two men
aged 47 and 53, whose names are suppressed, were found guilty of unlawfully
detaining and raping a 20-year-old woman. The two unnamed men were also found
guilty of unlawful sexual violation and one of them was convicted of a second
rape charge. Both men were acquitted of sexually violating the woman with an
object.
2005-0805 - Newstalk ZB - Rape
victim speaks of impact
The woman, who now lives in Australia, says she is continuing to grieve for a
normal life that she has not been able to live. The 36-year-old says she has
had several health problems brought on by the rape, including stress and
chronic back pain. During the trial process, she says she found it hurtful
and distressing that the public formed an opinion about her without
personally knowing her.
2005-0805 - Newstalk ZB -
Sentencing.htm
Four men who abducted and pack raped a woman at Mt Maunganui 16 years ago
have been sentenced today at the High Court in Wellington. The men, aged from
40 to 53, were found guilty last month, after a two-and-a-half week trial.
The jury rejected their defence that the woman had been a willing partner in
a group sex session.
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