A good outcome
A messy court battle over the estate of the late Sir Edmund Hillary has been averted after the intervention of Prime Minister John Key’s office.
Mr Key said the Hillary family’s dispute with Auckland War Memorial had been resolved amicably after his staff mediated a resolution.
There are risks when you intervene in a private dispute, but it is good to see the intervention has led to a good result. Further fighting between the Hillary children and Auckland War Memorial Museum would have been a sad legacy for Sir Edmund.
Sir Ed’s son, Peter, told Radio New Zealand it had been a “pretty painful” process and he felt “somewhat indebted” to Mr Key for helping both parties sort it out.
A win-win-win.
The deed of agreement is online and quite interesting.