26 Oct 2017

New Justice Minister Andrew Little wants action on Pora payout

From Morning Report, 7:38 am on 26 October 2017

Before even being sworn in as Justice Minister, Andrew LIttle has confirmed Teina Pora will receive additional compensation for his two decades of wrongful imprisonment. Mr Pora was awarded $2.5 million by the Government and then successfully argued in the High Court the amount should have been adjusted for inflation. The outgoing government had reserved the right to appeal against the inflation decision but Andrew Little says that appeal won't go ahead. Mr Little joins us with the details.