A Samoan horticultural labour contractor in Hawke’s Bay, who was the first person to be convicted of human trafficking and slavery in New Zealand, has been granted parole and will be released next month.According to RNZ Pacific, 71-year-old Joseph Matamata, who also goes by Viliamu Samu, was sent...

A Hawke's Bay horticultural labour contractor, who was the first person to be convicted of both human trafficking and slavery in New Zealand, has been granted parole and will be…

Two trafficking convictions were nullified due to a procedural error.