A group of gang members facing kidnapping and robbery charges have had their trial date set for a year's time.
Matthew John McDonnell, Jordan Alexander Christian, David Peter Clark, Stephen William Daly, Benjamin Paul Dwyer, Brent Anthony Gunning, Liam John Kane and Sam Wiremu Rolleston appeared in the High Court at Rotorua today in front of Justice Simon Moore who appeared via video link.
Justice Moore set a tentative trial date of November 14 2016. A callover hearing will be held on March 16.
The group has been accused of kidnapping two men, one from Rotorua and one from Tauranga. It is also alleged some of the accused robbed $10,000 from the kidnapped Tauranga man.
The accused were arrested following police raids in Tauranga, Whakatane, Auckland Central and Waitemata in March.