Catherine HuttonOpen Justice reporter - Wellington·NZ Herald·4 Aug, 2026 08:00 AM4 mins to read‌Henare Barber (from left), Reardon Kamaru and Arden Neho are on trial in the High Court at Wellington after denying charges of arson and murdering Ian Moller (inset) in November 2024. Photo / Melissa NightingaleText messages exchanged between three gang members accused of murdering a pensioner in a fire at his Kāinga Ora flat allegedly show they planned the arson to get their patches.

Three fires were lit at the Hanson Grove flats in Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt, over several weeks, with the third