law
27 Mar 2023

Pike River Mine father hopes High Court decision will fix justice system

From Checkpoint, 5:35 pm on 27 March 2023

The father of one of the 29 men who died in the Pike River Mine hopes a High Court decision will change the justice system.

Bernie Monk believes there's an abuse of legal privilege, and he wants to see it stopped.

The High Court has ruled families may now see the privileged material that led to the decision to drop charges against mine boss Peter Whittall.

Rachel Graham has more.