One of the four Black Power gang members involved in the murder of Good Samaritan Christopher Crean will be paroled.
The New Zealand Parole Board said in a statement it had approved parole for Denis Richard Luke, who will be released in early July.
A written decision would be available in the next two to three weeks, once Luke and his registered victims had received a copy, a spokesperson said.
Luke became eligible for parole in 2010.
Crean, a father of four and devout Christian, was set to give evidence as a Crown witness in a police case against Black Power members who had attacked a rival gang member outside Crean's home.