Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playPolice want Malcolm Rewa put on trial for the murder Teina Pora has been cleared of - but a legal measure is blocking it. On June 3, Detective Superintendent Andy Lovelock told media that the police position was still that Mr Pora was a co-offender with Rewa. At the time, police were aware of the findings of the report clearing Mr Pora and recommending compensation. Mr Bush said police had received legal advice that Mr Pora's innocence did not meet that definition. Mr Bush told media that the stay on prosecution meant new and persuasive evidence was needed if a trial was to be held.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 29, 2016 05:57 UTC