JFNo photograph used
Joshua Rangi Fahey
Tribesmen-meth ring — February 2019
2 years 2 months imprisonment, February 2019. 19
CONVICTEDSupply operative
Evidence
The 2020 Ring
The Christchurch meth files
- File
- CH-08
- Years
- 2019—2020
- Records
- 5
- Sourced terms
- 4
- Status
- 4 sentenced · 1 unresolved
- Sources
- 19
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
Five men, one methamphetamine ring, February 2020. Smith got five years nine months plus three more for a prison-yard fight on remand; Powhiro six years three months; Ross two years nine months; Fahey two years two months. Howard pleaded guilty and his sentencing was postponed for a six-month rehabilitation programme. The record ends there. 19
4 sentenced1 unresolved
Record note — what is settled in this file and what is not
The report establishes Andrew Michael Smith’s five-year-nine-month drug term plus three months for a remand fight, Ross’s two years nine months, Powhiro’s six years three months and Fahey’s earlier two years two months. Howard’s sentencing was postponed for rehabilitation; no subsequent outcome was located. The same full name in Italian Sky is not enough to merge identities. 19
The people
5 recordsPHNo photograph used
Paul Wayne Howard
Tribesmen-meth ring — 19 February 2020
Pleaded guilty to offering to supply meth, possession of meth for supply etc.; sentencing postponed for a six-month rehabilitation programme. Final outcome not recovered. 19
GUILTY — NO TERMCo-defendant
MPNo photograph used
Mark Powhiro
Tribesmen-meth ring — 19 February 2020
6 years 3 months imprisonment. 19
CONVICTEDCo-defendant; kidnap and sawn-off shotgun charges included
CRNo photograph used
Connie Elizabeth Ross
Tribesmen-meth ring — 19 February 2020
2 years 9 months imprisonment. 19
CONVICTEDSmith’s mother; described as treasurer or bookkeeper of the ring
ASNo photograph used
Andrew Michael Smith
Tribesmen-meth ring — Christchurch District Court, 19 February 2020
5 years 9 months imprisonment for drug operation, plus an extra 3 months for a prison-yard fight while on remand. 19
CONVICTEDLeading role in the 2020 ring; Connie Elizabeth Ross is his mother. Same published name in Italian Sky, but identity continuity not verified.
What the record supports
status · outcome · source| Person | Legal position | Outcome / qualification | Src |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Rangi Fahey | Reported sentenced | 2 years 2 months imprisonment, February 2019. | 19 |
| Paul Wayne Howard | Reported guilty; sentence deferred | Pleaded guilty to offering to supply meth, possession of meth for supply etc.; sentencing postponed for a six-month rehabilitation programme. Final outcome not recovered. | 19 |
| Mark Powhiro | Reported sentenced | 6 years 3 months imprisonment. | 19 |
| Connie Elizabeth Ross | Reported sentenced | 2 years 9 months imprisonment. | 19 |
| Andrew Michael Smith | Reported sentenced | 5 years 9 months imprisonment for drug operation, plus an extra 3 months for a prison-yard fight while on remand. | 19 |
Documented connections
1 edges| From | Relationship as reported | To | Src |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Michael Smith | Mother and son; both in the Tribesmen-associated ring. | Connie Elizabeth Ross | 19 |