Hannah BartlettOpen Justice reporter - Tauranga·NZ Herald·30 May, 2026 07:00 AM4 mins to readMonica Taiatini, 30, has been sentenced for cannabis offending, arising out of police's Operation Highwater, which targeted drug-offending and gang activity related to the Mongrel Mob Barbarians.The daughter of slain Mongrel Mob Barbarians Ōpōtiki president Steven Taiatini has been sentenced for cannabis dealing. Details of Monica Taiatini’s background were taken into account in court this week as a judge considered what the appropriate outcome would be.
The 30-year-old’s exposure to gang culture, parental substance abuse
