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16-Year Sentence for Brutal Murder in Auckland

2/11/2026

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  • Kayden Stanaway was sentenced to 16 years for murdering Maxwel-Dee Repia in Grey Lynn, Auckland, in September 2024.
  • Justice Graham Lang said the shooting stemmed from longstanding animosity between the groups, intensified by threats.
  • Stanaway claimed self-defense, stating he believed Repia's group was armed.
  • Prosecutors described the act as brutal and thoughtless, and said the background did not justify it.