Romeo Misipati, who was released from prison last year after serving one year of a two-year sentence for grievous bodily harm and ill-treatment of a child, has won an immigration case against deportation to Samoa.
The Immigration and Protection Tribunal in Auckland decided in September that Misipati, in his early 30s, should remain in New Zealand with his wife and four children.
In its decision, released on Tuesday, the tribunal decided it was in the public interest for the father-of-four to remain in New Zealand and be reintegrated into the family home.
