A Northlander who shot dead a fellow gang member has been ordered to serve at least 15 years behind bars.
Rawden Yates, 38, was sentenced in the High Court at Whangārei to life in prison with a minimum non parole period of 15 years.
He shot Kimble Moore, 48, a patched member of the Tribesmen gang from Waipapakauri in the Far North, in March 2016. Yates is also a Tribesman.
![Rawden Yates (left) and Kimble Moore were fellow Tribesmen members.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2SRO5DU5JMDDM4VQKOLXZFV6Y4.jpg?auth=9cf11bcb3713e1d3f849343eece809cbc781b1bb90bfb6cd77ac0a8424594cec&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
Moore was reported missing from Taipa by his partner and his body was found buried in a shallow grave six months later in the Fairburn area. He was shot twice in the back and once in the side.