Nelson man sentenced to home detention for passport fraud

Thursday 3 July 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Thu 3 Jul 2025, 8:47pm

Dane Moule was sentenced in the Nelson District Court for forging two passports to travel between New Zealand, Australia, and Fiji over three years. The 61-year-old received 12 months of home detention rather than prison due to his age and health. He used the documents to attempt to see his son.

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1. NZ HeraldThu 3 Jul 2025, 5:00pm

   Dane Moule gets home detention for passport fraud to visit son (opens in new tab)

2. StuffThu 3 Jul 2025, 5:00pm

   Nelson man with 83 convictions avoids jail over fake passport trips to see son (opens in new tab)

3. RNZThu 3 Jul 2025, 8:47pm

   Kiwi dad Dane Moule's desperate bid to see son in Aussie lands him in court (opens in new tab)