Convicted double killer Scott Watson could soon break his 17-year silence after a decision by Corrections not to appeal a judge's decision to let him meet a journalist behind bars.
Watson sought a High Court judicial review after claiming that the chief executive of the Department of Corrections refused him a meeting with investigative journalist Mike White where he could tell his side of the mysterious story.
Watson had been allowed to write to Mr White, but Corrections deemed that a face-to-face meeting would have caused too much distress for the Smart and Hope families.
But Justice Rachel Dunningham found Corrections' stance to have been "unreasonable" and quashed their decision.
NZME News Service has now learned that Corrections won't appeal the decision.