Labour leader Andrew Little will spend the weekend in limbo on the verdict of his defamation trial - the jury was still deliberating and will meet again on Monday to continue. The Hagamans have sued Little for statements he made in one press release and five media interviews on TVNZ, Radio NZ and BFM. She said if the jury decided damages were required, they should assess what was "fair and reasonable" for both the Hagamans and Little but did not need to consider what was affordable for Little. She said they should not try to compare the case with other damages awards in defamation cases. The jury will also have to decide if Little will benefit from the defence of qualified privilege that Justice Clark ruled applied to all the statements the Hagamans are suing on.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 07, 2017 05:10 UTC