False convictions make winning television 11 Dec 2020 09:39 AM Moana Maniapoto
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Māori Television’ current affairs presenter Moana Maniapoto has won the supreme award at the 2020 Massey University Ngā Kupu Ora Māori Journalism Awards for her combined interview with David Tamihere and Teina Pora.
The interview was done to highlight the reasons behind the new Criminal Cases Review Commission.
Mr Tamihere is awaiting a Court of Appeal review of his conviction for the murder of two Swedish backpackers 30 years ago, while Mr Pora’s conviction for the murder of Susan Burdett was quashed by the Privy Council after he had served 20 years in prison.