Pelikani Taukei’aho and Tauave Sue trial: Dead man’s associates admit to aggravated robbery

Open Justice reporter - Wellington·NZ Herald·30 Sep, 2026 06:00 AM5 mins to read‌Tauave Rodney Sue (left) and Pelikani Taukei'aho (right) are on trial in the High Court at Wellington. The pair deny murdering Doreion Peri Ropata Hard at Featherson in March 2025. Photo / Mark MitchellA woman out walking her dog has described how she saw a man shooting quite “wildly” at a moving ute in a Wairarapa supermarket carpark. The woman told the High Court at Wellington she was walking past the supermarket on a Saturday afternoon, when she thought she heard fireworks.