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A small group of New Zealand Uber drivers were ruled to be employees.
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Peter Ellis maintained his innocence and fought for justice after death
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Focus: Supreme Court quashes conviction in Peter Ellis case
The Supreme Court has quashed Ellis' 13 convictions, saying there was a "substantial miscarriage of justice" in the case of the former creche worker who was jailed for child sexual abuse in 1993. Video / Courts of NZ
Justice beyond the grave: Peter Ellis' child abuse convictions quashed
Peter Ellis has had his name cleared in a history-making call by the highest court in NZ.
Focus: Ellis lawyers and family friend speak post appeal
Focus: Ellis lawyers and family friend speak post appeal. Video / NZ Herald
Peter Ellis may clear name posthumously
The decision of Peter Ellis's posthumous appeal to clear his name will be heard tomorrow.
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Will man who spent two decades wrongly imprisoned get compensation?
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Māori not convinced that land earmarked for return won't be sold prior
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Phillip John Smith has cost taxpayers thousands of dollars each year.
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Recruitment of respected judges from overseas branded 'judge washing'.
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Abortion battleground shifts to US courthouses
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Popular judge will preside for another two years before fully retiring
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'The criminal justice system has failed in this case': Solicitor-General
Solicitor-General Una Jagose says Alan Hall's case was a failure by the Crown.
Murder conviction quashed: Compensation claim on cards for Alan Hall
Alan Hall will finally walk away a free man after his conviction for murder was quashed.
'Every step designed to break him down': Lawyer in Alan Hall case
Alan Hall's conviction for a murder he didn't commit is set to be quashed after 36 years.
19 years in prison: Now Crown admits murder conviction flawed
Crown admits serious miscarriage of justice for man who spent years in jail.
Former New Zealand women's rugby league team physiotherapist denied shot at Supreme Court appeal
Northland physio Skye Renes denied Supreme Court appeal against ACC fraud convictions.
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David Fisher has covered the case from the beginning and asks: Will Kim Dotcom cut a deal?
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Ten years on, there is a significant turning point in the Megaupload saga.
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Jury in Max Beckham child sex trial returns guilty verdicts
Previously convicted Northland drug baron found guilty of historic child sex offences,