An investigator leading the appeal for Gail Maney says it has taken five years to file an appeal but it is finally complete, claiming it is the worst miscarriage of justice in Aotearoa's history.
A recent revival of local prime-time TV documentaries has highlighted some thorny social issues and raised awkward questions about justice and equality. Among them was a revealing investigation this week showing the cost of white-collar crime dwarfs that of welfare fraud, but draws lighter punishments and gets a lot less scrutiny in the media than the kind of crimes that play out in public.
The Supreme Court decision quashing Peter Ellis' child sex abuse convictions posthumously is "unique and groundbreaking", according to Tim McKinnel, an investigator specialising in miscarriages of justice.
Several journalists over the years reported the flaws in the case against Alan Hall, whose conviction for the murder of Arthur Easton was finally quashed this week - 37 years after he was first arrested. Does this show the power of the media to expose wrongful convictions - or the limits?