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Susan Couch had prepared for the worst yesterday, not daring to believe the Supreme Court would rule in her favour.
When it did, she was overcome with emotion, she told the Weekend Herald.
"You prepare yourself for the worst, you just have to. So I was very shocked. I think they have made a very brave decision.
"I lost the plot afterwards. It was all such a shock for me. Words can't express it really, I've been a bit shell-shocked all afternoon."
The court's decision had given her hope, she said - a hope that had been hard to find in the years since the events at the Mt Wellington-Panmure RSA in December 2001.
"This is huge. Basically it gives me a chance to get some justice, and some kind of closure."
The new hope was welcome, but life had had to go on - regardless of the uncertainty of whether she would have her story heard in court.
"Of course at times it's been hard. But I have still had to get up in the morning, get my son to school.
"I don't pretend to any understanding of the legal ramifications. But it is hope."
She said that despite a "fuzzy head" from a cold, she knew she would have the strength and support to tackle the challenges brought up by the decision.
