Jim Tucker: The man who chronicled 'litany of lies'Jim Tucker John MacDonald, circa 1990. It records the work of John Macdonald, the Auckland Star aviation writer who uncovered the most likely cause of the Erebus disaster. Mahon's damning summary, rejected by the Muldoon government, has remained in our lexicon for a single phrase the judge applied to Air New Zealand's submissions - "an orchestrated litany of lies." POOL As an investigative journalist, John MacDonald helped uncover the truth about the 1979 crash on Mt Erebus. Jim Tucker After retiring as a journalist, MacDonald pursued a life long interest in painting, and even stoked a controversy with a nude portrait.

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