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Convict conned parole board into believing lie:
JONES, Simon. Sunday Star - Times; Wellington, New Zealand. 03 May 1998: ONE of the nation's most dangerous criminals conned a parole board into believing he was due to be released 18 months early. Arthur Taylor (42), who masterminded and took part in armed...
Policeman recalls long chase after Taylor:
Policeman recalls long chase after Taylor: Evening Post Wellington, New Zealand. 19 June 1998: Escaped Paremoremo prisoner Arthur Taylor honed his skills at running from the law in the backblocks of Stratford. Ten years ago he ran for almost...
Tunnelling Out of Wellington’s Mt Crawford Prison:
How Arthur Taylor tried to tunnel out of Mount Crawford Prison August 15, 2021, • 10:59am Arthur Taylor relaxing at home in Dunedin.HAMISH MCNEILLY / STUFF In 1977 Arthur Taylor was a young man completing one of his first stints in prison. He went on to...
Judge: “Bully and a coward”
https://www.facebook.com/arthur.taylor.925/posts/pfbid02koQZjuuR9pZ9iH52fX3njyUEQCt6tmN88TQJxDUN4E7wTehRbkLUXfW9yydzyh6Ul?comment_id=679124357754077¬if_id=1705443055722427¬if_t=feed_comment&ref=notif Wednesday, 22 March 2023 A judge labelled a...
Opinion – Arthur Taylor – Who is he?
26/02/2016 Phil Vine Arthur Taylor (File) Arthur who? You must know. That old crim who keeps popping up in the news with the regularity of whale strandings. He used to sport a terrible toothbrush moustache and now, without lip or head hair he looks a bit like Bruce...
How I was framed
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 Police and...
How Arthur Taylor is taking on the government from prison – and winning
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...
Is This New Zealand’s Most Successful Criminal Appellate Lawyer?
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...
Corrections returns Gangland book
Well, well look what arrived in a courier pack today from Otago Corrections Facility.. No explanatory letter.. The “missing” book 🤔 📙