Alistair Cochrane, 28, and Daniel French, 36, were sentenced to life in prison at the High Court in Christchurch on Friday for the murder of King Cobras member Luke Sears, 28, who was shot and killed on a rural Canterbury road.
Cochrane was given a minimum non-parole period of 11 years plus one year for drug-related charges to be served concurrently. French was given a minimum non-parole period of 10 years plus seven years and two months to be served concurrently in relation to drugs and firearms.
The men appeared in front of Justice Gendall with Tereina Sullivan, who has been sentenced to two years and six months of imprisonment after perverting the course of justice, among other charges.
They were found guilty after a three week jury-trial in March.
Sears was shot on Grange Rd, Charing Cross, in Selwyn, after what police describe as a "business relationship" soured over a drug debt.
Today at the High Court, a detective read out a statement from Sear's mother.
She told French she holds him responsible for the death of her first born, who the pair left dying on the side of the road like a piece of rubbish.
The public gallery was full during the hearing and there was a heavy police presence in the court room.
The sentence was met with tears, dissent and mildly abusive words from parts of the public gallery - with one woman walking out, swearing as she left.
