“No, I’m not one of those crazy women who write to men in prison, and no, I wasn’t looking for love. I’ve gone into this with my eyes wide open.” It’s an unlikely love story that began last summer with an innocent message sent 13,000km… Read More »Love behind bars: The woman who fell for notorious inmate Arthur Taylor

Well, well look what arrived in a courier pack today from Otago Corrections Facility.. No explanatory letter.. The “missing” book🤔📙

In 2016 notorious criminal Arthur Taylor successfully challenged the government’s blanket ban on prisoners voting in elections. In 2018 the Court of Appeal upheld the High Court’s ruling that the ban is inconsistent with the Bill of Rights, however Justice Minister Andrew Little has said… Read More »How Arthur Taylor is taking on the government from prison – and winning

He’s one of New Zealand’s more successful appellate lawyers.  He’s also one of the longest serving prisoners and Arthur William Taylor has scored another appellate success with his Supreme Court appeal regarding the voting rights of prisoners. Taylor has long been regarded as a frequently highly effective… Read More »Is This New Zealand’s Most Successful Criminal Appellate Lawyer?

Firstly, I am extremely fortunate to be able to write this blog.  If it was not for the determination of Alan Ritchie (Parole Board Panel Convenor) and Judge Emma Smith (District Court Judge) not to just take as gospel what they were told by the… Read More »How I was framed