2016: Spencer compensation case reaches the High Court. A mother has won her long, bitter battle to gain compensation for the care of her disabled son, after she was awarded more than $200,000 by the High Court. 2010: The Atkinson claim is upheld by the Human Rights Review Tribunal, finding that excluding payments to carers of disabled family members was discriminatory and in breach of human rights. Public policies that uphold and promote human rights principles deliver better outcomes for all New Zealanders." Tonight, Spencer said after years of battling she finally felt like her human rights had been upheld.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 20, 2016 06:33 UTC