PremiumKelly MakihaMultimedia Journalist·Rotorua Daily Post·5 Aug, 2026 05:43 AM4 mins to read‌Moetu Kaitai is standing trial in the High Court at Rotorua charged with the murder of Kelvin Kana in Tokoroa in 2020. Photo / Kelly MakihaKelvin Kana dropped to his knees with a bullet lodged in his torso. His last words before he died were: “Oh Ava”.Ava, whose real name is Moetu Kaitai, is accused of loading a modified shotgun and shooting Kana dead at point-blank range.

The Tokoroa 35-year-old would later tell police