LBNo photograph used
Lucane Michael Bolstad
Operation Avon
8 years 8 months imprisonment 6
CONVICTEDSouth Island treasurer; reported Timaru supply connection
Evidence
Avon
The Christchurch meth files
- File
- CH-10
- Years
- 2024—2026
- Records
- 19
- Sourced terms
- 16
- Status
- 15 sentenced · 1 split verdict · 3 unresolved
- Sources
- 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 24, 29, 30, 31, 52
File references are this project’s own; they are not court, police or exhibit numbers. Every line below is carried by the numbered sources cited on this page.
The Christchurch meth files · 1982—2026
Nineteen case records from the Comancheros investigation: equipment charges, guilty pleas and a judge-alone trial. Larenz Smith drew ten years, Bolstad eight years eight months, Sua eight years three months. In July 2026 a commander was acquitted on twenty-five charges and sentenced to thirteen months on another. For Singer and Dodd the record holds a hearing, not a sentence. 1112152024293031
15 sentenced1 split verdict3 unresolved
Record note — what is settled in this file and what is not
The missing Higgins, young Wikaira, secretary Wikaira and Olliver sentences are now recovered. Olliver’s father–son relationship with Larenz Smith is explicit in the court report. Naufahu’s acquittals on 25 serious charges are kept separate from his later personal cocaine conviction and 13-month sentence. Dodd’s guilty verdict and adjourned sentencing are now explicit; Singer’s scheduled June hearing is not proof of a sentence. 1112152024293031
The people
19 recordsACNo photograph used
Anthony Peter Connor
Operation Avon-linked prosecution
3 years 8 months imprisonment 8
CONVICTEDReported associate of Larenz Smith; sentenced in the same court
RDNo photograph used
Richard John Dodd
Operation Avon — verdict reported 17 July 2026; sentencing adjourned
Found guilty of participating in a criminal group and one representative Class A drug-supply charge. Later October report says sentencing adjourned; no term recovered. 1224
GUILTY — NO TERMCo-defendant, not the recipient of Naufahu’s 13-month sentence.
DHNo photograph used
Dementry Higgins
Operation Avon — 16 December 2025
3 years 2 months imprisonment; Justice Cameron Mander, High Court at Christchurch. 29
CONVICTEDYoung associate; admitted four methamphetamine supply charges and participating in an organised criminal group.
WMNo photograph used
Wiremukingi Matakatea
Operation Avon
2 years 9 months imprisonment 11
CONVICTEDNominee; assisted cash movements to Auckland
LMNo photograph used
Lee Andrew McCreath
Avonside — equipment/chemicals charge reported 20 December 2010
Charged with methamphetamine equipment/chemicals offending; subsequent 2011 calendar lists sentencing but supplies no imposed term. 52
UNRESOLVEDThe initial report is from 2010, not a first report in 2011.
KMNo photograph used
Karl Stewart Muir
Operation Avon
4 years 6 months imprisonment 10
CONVICTEDGang nominee; methamphetamine courier in the South Island
VNNo photograph used
Vetekina Naufahu
Operation Avon prosecution
13 months imprisonment for possessing 6.6g cocaine for supply; released because of time already served. Acquitted of 25 other serious charges. 11
SPLIT VERDICTNational commander; not proven to have participated in the charged trafficking enterprise
LONo photograph used
Lawrence Mervyn Olliver
Operation Avon — 23 September 2026
6 years 6 months imprisonment; Justice Christine Gordon, High Court at Christchurch. 31
CONVICTEDLarenz Smith’s father; courier and not a club member according to defence. Article reports 18 drug runs and at least 1kg per trip.
WPNo photograph used
Walter Porima
Operation Avon
8 years 6 months imprisonment 11
CONVICTEDRoad captain; Christchurch-end supply into Dunedin and Invercargill
PSNo photograph used
Petelo Sili
Operation Avon
3 years 2 months imprisonment 11
CONVICTEDNominee and street-level supplier
JSNo photograph used
Jarrad Singer
Operation Avon — guilty pleas reported 7 April 2026; sentence not recovered
Eight guilty pleas verified. June sentencing was scheduled; no imposed sentence recovered in the bounded follow-up. This is not evidence that sentencing did not occur. 15
GUILTY — NO TERMSouth Island commander
LSNo photograph used
Larenz Smith
Operation Avon
10 years imprisonment 8
CONVICTEDSergeant-at-arms; supervised drug runs
PSNo photograph used
Ponifasio Joshua Sua
Operation Avon
8 years 3 months imprisonment 7
CONVICTEDChristchurch barber and Comanchero nominee; drugs/cash courier
FTNo photograph used
Falaniko Taulongo
Operation Avon-linked prosecution
5 years 1 month imprisonment 9
CONVICTEDAuckland cash courier; article explicitly says the twins were not gang members
NTNo photograph used
Nalesoni Heneli Taulongo
Operation Avon-linked prosecution
5 years 4 months imprisonment 9
CONVICTEDAuckland cash courier; article explicitly says the twins were not gang members
TTNo photograph used
Tema Tevao
Operation Avon-linked prosecution
11.5 months home detention 11
CONVICTEDNetwork courier
KWNo photograph used
Kayden Kelvin Wikaira
Operation Avon — 16 December 2025
9 months home detention; Justice Cameron Mander. Admitted participating in an organised criminal group. 29
CONVICTEDYoung associate, 19 at sentencing. Herald prints Kayden; another contemporaneous report prints Kadyn. Not Kelvin James Wikaira, 43.
KWNo photograph used
Kelvin James Wikaira
Operation Avon — 1 May 2026
6 years imprisonment; admitted supply, conspiracy to supply and participating in the organised criminal group. 30
CONVICTEDChristchurch secretary, 43 at sentencing; collected cash and supplied drugs in Timaru. Not the young Kayden/Kadyn Kelvin Wikaira.
What the record supports
status · outcome · source| Person | Legal position | Outcome / qualification | Src |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucane Michael Bolstad | Reported sentenced | 8 years 8 months imprisonment | 6 |
| Anthony Peter Connor | Reported sentenced | 3 years 8 months imprisonment | 8 |
| Richard John Dodd | Guilty verdict; term not recovered | Found guilty of participating in a criminal group and one representative Class A drug-supply charge. Later October report says sentencing adjourned; no term recovered. | 1224 |
| Dementry Higgins | Reported sentenced | 3 years 2 months imprisonment; Justice Cameron Mander, High Court at Christchurch. | 29 |
| Wiremukingi Matakatea | Reported sentenced | 2 years 9 months imprisonment | 11 |
| Lee Andrew McCreath | Charged; final outcome unrecovered | Charged with methamphetamine equipment/chemicals offending; subsequent 2011 calendar lists sentencing but supplies no imposed term. | 52 |
| Karl Stewart Muir | Reported sentenced | 4 years 6 months imprisonment | 10 |
| Vetekina Naufahu | Mixed outcome: conviction and acquittals | 13 months imprisonment for possessing 6.6g cocaine for supply; released because of time already served. Acquitted of 25 other serious charges. | 11 |
| Lawrence Mervyn Olliver | Reported sentenced | 6 years 6 months imprisonment; Justice Christine Gordon, High Court at Christchurch. | 31 |
| Walter Porima | Reported sentenced | 8 years 6 months imprisonment | 11 |
| Petelo Sili | Reported sentenced | 3 years 2 months imprisonment | 11 |
| Jarrad Singer | Reported guilty plea; sentence unresolved | Eight guilty pleas verified. June sentencing was scheduled; no imposed sentence recovered in the bounded follow-up. This is not evidence that sentencing did not occur. | 15 |
| Larenz Smith | Reported sentenced | 10 years imprisonment | 8 |
| Ponifasio Joshua Sua | Reported sentenced | 8 years 3 months imprisonment | 7 |
| Falaniko Taulongo | Reported sentenced | 5 years 1 month imprisonment | 9 |
| Nalesoni Heneli Taulongo | Reported sentenced | 5 years 4 months imprisonment | 9 |
| Tema Tevao | Reported sentenced | 11.5 months home detention | 11 |
| Kayden Kelvin Wikaira | Reported sentenced | 9 months home detention; Justice Cameron Mander. Admitted participating in an organised criminal group. | 29 |
| Kelvin James Wikaira | Reported sentenced | 6 years imprisonment; admitted supply, conspiracy to supply and participating in the organised criminal group. | 30 |
Documented connections
5 edges| From | Relationship as reported | To | Src |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vetekina Naufahu | Brothers; different people. Pasilika is described as president, Vetekina as national commander. | Pasilika Naufahu | 11 |
| Ponifasio Joshua Sua | Half-brothers, according to the court report. Higgins’s separate sentence is now sourced in the register. | Dementry Higgins | 7 |
| Falaniko Taulongo | Identical twin brothers and co-defendants; report says they were not Comanchero members. | Nalesoni Heneli Taulongo | 9 |
| Larenz Smith | Reported associates; sentenced in the same court. No family relationship claimed. | Anthony Peter Connor | 8 |
| Lawrence Mervyn Olliver | Father and son; both linked to Avon, but Olliver’s defence says he was not a club member. | Larenz Smith | 31 |