Belinda FeekOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Waikato·NZ Herald·10 Sep, 2026 06:30 AM2 mins to read‌Jacob Ngarewa, now of Otorohanga, has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges relating to an alleged headstone scam. Image / 123rfThe owners of a now-defunct headstone company are facing a multitude of charges over an alleged headstone scam totalling more than $40,000.Jacob Karwyn Ngarewa owned Affordable Headstones and Plaques, which hit headlines last year after numerous whānau were allegedly left empty-handed or given what they hadn’t expected.

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