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Ex-All Black Sentenced After MPI Finds Pigs Spit-Roasted

5/6/2026

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Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) officers bought pigs from former All Black Robert Kururangi’s farm and saw them killed with a metal pole for spit-roasting.
Kururangi was sentenced in District Court for selling unregulated pig meat and breaching MPI notices.
MPI deputy director general Vincent Arbuckle said the operation lacked vital checks and endangered consumer health.
A May 2023 search found only 105 of the expected 708 pigs, leading to a non-compliance charge.

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Story summary

Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) officers bought pigs from former All Black Robert Kururangi’s farm and saw them killed with a metal pole for spit-roasting.
Kururangi was sentenced in District Court for selling unregulated pig meat and breaching MPI notices.
MPI deputy director general Vincent Arbuckle said the operation lacked vital checks and endangered consumer health.
A May 2023 search found only 105 of the expected 708 pigs, leading to a non-compliance charge.