16 Mar 2020

NZ slavery trial: Jury retires to consider verdict

From Checkpoint, 6:24 pm on 16 March 2020

Jurors in the trial of a Samoan chief accused of slavery has retired to consider their verdict.

Joseph Auga Matamata denies 11 charges of human trafficking and 13 charges of dealing in slaves between 1994 and April last year.

Anusha Bradley is at the High Court in Napier and filed this report.