Shannon PitmanOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Whangārei·NZ Herald·13 Jun, 2026 06:07 PM5 mins to readAmanda McJarrow, also known as Paris Knight, was deported from Australia after fleeing New Zealand 20 years ago. For about 20 years, a single court file gathered dust in a Whangārei cabinet - a relic of the pseudoephedrine-to-methamphetamine era.It should have been finalised in 2007, but the defendant fled, leaving behind what may be one of New Zealand’s longest‑running active court files, untouched.
That was until Amanda
