Former Kaipara Maori ward councillor and barrister, Pera Paniora, has pleaded guilty to two charges of assault. She will be sentenced on the 28th of November.
The assaults took place in a
Whangarei shop on the 15th of September, but suppression orders
prevented her from being named during the election campaign. An application for permanent name suppression
has been denied.
Her lawyer is seeking a discharge
without conviction. If this is not granted, she could be sentenced to up to six
months in jail and/or a maximum fine of $4,000.
Paniora failed to retain a seat
on the Council, polling fifth in the Wairoa ward (3 elected).
She previously worked for WRMK Lawyers in Whangarei, but more recently says she has been developing Te Runanga o Ngati Whatua's Te Taiao department.
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