By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice Multimedia Journalist in Whangārei of Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf The courtroom descended into silence for a one-minute tribute on Friday as one man in the dock had...

James Parker was sentenced to preventive detention in the Kaitāia District Court in 2013. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Convicted sex offender James Parker – in jail since 2013 for offences against boys...