Sentencing — methamphetamine — drug offending — possession of methamphetamine for supply — cannabis — receiving stolen property — R v Fatu [2006] 2 NZLR 72 — R v Terewi [1999] 3 NZLR 62. The defendant appeared for sentence having pleaded guilty to charges of receiving stolen property, possession of methamphetamine for supply and possession of cannabis for the purpose of sale. Following a rise in residential and commercial burglaries, the police executed two search warrants on the defendant's home. On the first occasion, police found the recently stolen property. Upon executing the second warrant, the police found scales, point bags, as well as four grams of methamphetamine in four individual bags, plus two bags of cannabis and a frozen package of cannabis leaf totalling 1285 grams. The Judge applied case law which provided minimum starting points for the charges, which cumulatively reached six years' imprisonment. The Judge acknowledged that this was out of line with totality principles and fixed the starting point at four years. The defendant was granted a 25 percent discount for his early guilty plea, bringing the end sentence to three years' imprisonment. Judgment Date: 11 January 2019.