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Kim Dotcom has won the right to take his case to the Supreme Court (File)

Dotcom to take case to Supreme Court

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has been granted leave to appeal his case against the Crown in the Supreme Court.

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United States attorney-general Eric Holder (Photo: NZN)

Holder refutes Dotcom's claims

US attorney-general Eric Holder is refusing to be drawn into the public scrap surrounding the Megaupload case.

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Kim Dotcom (file)

Dotcom spied on after arrest, paper says

The GCSB continued to illegally spy on internet mogul Kim Dotcom after his arrest, according to a new White Paper written by his legal team.

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ACT Party leader John Banks (file)

Banks indicates not guilty plea video

John Banks has appeared in court over his failure to properly report donations to his mayoral campaign.

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Kim Dotcom (File)

Dotcom case 'contract prosecution'

Lawyers for Kim Dotcom have called the copyright infringement charges against him in the United States a "contract prosecution".

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Patrick Gower

Patrick Gower's week in politics video

Patrick Gower says Mr Horomia's role as chief of the Maori caucus within Labour is likely to be picked up by Shane Jones.

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Kim Dotcom (File)

Dotcom: Big bombshells to come

Facing extradition from New Zealand, Kim Dotcom says "the big bombshells are still to come".

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Kim Dotcom (Reuters)

Should Dotcom be extradited? video

While 48 percent of voters say Dotcom should stay, almost as many – 42 percent – say he should go.

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John Banks (Photo: Lloyd Burr/3 News)

Banks may go to court over donations

ACT Party leader John Banks will likely appear in court over reporting donations from Kim Dotcom and SkyCity as anonymous.

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Kim Dotcom

Dotcom 'defenseless' against extradition - Lawyer

Kim Dotcom's lawyer says the denial of access to his client's seized data has left him defenseless to fight extradition

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Kim Dotcom (File)

Dotcom doesn't need extra compo - Crown

The Crown says Kim Dotcom does not need extra compensation over the search and seizure of items from his Auckland home last year

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Prime Minister John Key

Key defends change to spy on NZers video

John Key has revealed why he wants to rewrite our spy laws to make it legal for the GCSB to snoop on New Zealanders.

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Kim Dotcom (file)

Lawyers to argue Dotcom raid legality

Lawyers for Kim Dotcom and Crown lawyers have decided to separate claims for compensation from a judicial review.

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Kim Dotcom  (file)

Dotcom back in court to sue police video

Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom will return to the High Court in Auckland today to seek compensation from police for the illegal raid on his rural mansion.

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Mr Key revealed that actually he first suggested Mr Fletcher for the job (file)

Key 'lying by omission' – Labour video

The Prime Minister has made yet another admission in the Kim Dotcom case.

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Prime Minister John Key

GCSB needs 'major overhaul' – report

An inquiry report on the GCSB recommends a major overhaul of the spy agency, Prime Minister John Key says.

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John Key revealed that Mr Fletcher and he are long-time acquaintances

Key grilled over link with GCSB head video

Today, for the first time, John Key revealed that he has been a long-time acquaintance of the head of the GCSB.

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Kim Dotcom (File)

GCSB interviewed over Dotcom case

Police have interviewed GCSB staff over a Green Party complaint the agency breached the Crimes Act.

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David Shearer

Patrick Gower on the week in politics video

3 News political editor Patrick Gower looks at the week in politics - Novopay, the GCSB, David Shearer and the Maori Party.

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Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom (Reuters file)

Dotcom spying: cover-up or stuff-up? video

Kim Dotcom – everybody now knows the spying on him was illegal. But the question for the spies and police is: who knew what, and when?

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