Craig KapitanSenior Multimedia Journalist·NZ Herald·1 Aug, 2026 05:00 AM11 mins to read‌Head Hunter social media influencer Calen Morris stands outside Auckland District Court after he was sentenced to home detention for attempting to pervert the course of justice via an Instagram post disparaging a police officer. Photo / Dean PurcellOne of New Zealand’s highest-profile gang members – a social media influencer known to antagonise and occasionally try to humiliate police officers in his posts – has again avoided a prison sentence despite an argument from the Crown that he belongs behind bars.

Calen Morris, 40, has been involuntarily