The Greens have joined the Maori Party in calling for a review of the jailing of Teina Pora, who has served 20 years for the rape and murder of Auckland woman Susan Burdett.
Green Party justice spokesman David Clendon has written to Police Commissioner Peter Marshall to demand an investigation into the prosecution and conviction of Pora for the 1992 murder.
He was responding to a documentary made by Auckland filmmaker Michael Bennett shown on Maori Television last night.
The documentary featured experienced barrister Marie Dyhrberg, who revealed that of all her cases she believed most strongly that Pora was innocent.
Mr Clendon said serious misconduct by police was rare in New Zealand, but he felt it was important to maintain the public's faith in the justice system by holding a review.