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Accused: Herald series takes you inside the first week of the Polkinghorne trial
Beginning of High Court case focuses on testimony from police and first responders.
Man ordered to give up $600,000 he profited from illegal gambling, money laundering
Thomas Mackay Taniwha was found to be running 'high turnover' poker games.
'Pleading for his life': Mobster murdered fellow gang member, dumped his body
Killer appeals against his conviction and sentence, with partial success.
Three men accused of killing Trish McKay plead not-guilty
The three men are eligible for the death penalty under state law.
Watch: Polkinghorne jury shown CCTV of Pauline Hanna using rope on last day alive
The eye surgeon is accused of strangling his wife and staging the death as a suicide.
'The work does not stop': Govt vows to continue terrorism prevention work in wake of Chch mosque attacks
The announcement was made in Christchurch this morning.
Man charged with violent kidnapping in Westmere, police investigating similar raft of crimes
The man will appear in the Auckland District Court today.
'Misguided loyalty': Parents pay the price after coercing victim to change her statement
Henry and Deborah Dalley's son was in custody after assaulting a woman.
Polkinghorne murder trial: rope expert and evidence of bedroom's disarray dominate day four
The Auckland eye surgeon is accused of strangling his wife and staging it as a suicide.
Ex-sports star threatens to share woman's nude pics
Woman repeatedly asked New Zealand representative to delete images.
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Philip Polkinghorne murder trial: Jurors hear from Canadian rope expert
Detectives have questioned the rope used in Pauline Hanna's death.
Man who laughed as he murdered sex worker too dangerous for prison release
Peter Waihape murdered the young mother in 2005 and was sentenced to life in prison.
Prowler caught on camera sentenced
A Rotorua man has been sentenced to community detention after admitting prowling around outside a solo mother's house while doing an indecent act.
The trail of clues that led police to $400k meth stash in wardrobe
Damien Porter was on parole for earlier drug-dealing when 1kg of meth was found in motel.
'Oh my god:' Neighbour’s shock at seeing toddler gasping for breath in alleged killer's arms
'I was just like, ‘oh my God’... she looked dead.'
Philip Polkinghorne trial: How a suicide call-out morphed into a murder investigation
The Auckland eye surgeon is accused of having strangled his wife in their Remuera home.
Man who strangled vulnerable woman was on release conditions from prison
The woman was strangled so hard she saw black spots and later had teeth knocked loose.
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Watch: 3D video of Polkinghorne's home the day Pauline Hanna found dead
The Auckland eye surgeon is accused of having strangled his wife and staged a suicide.
Watch: 3D computer-generated walkthrough of Philip Polkinghorne and Pauline Hanna's home
The Crown's 3D computer-generated walkthrough of Philip Polkinghorne and Pauline Hanna's home. Video / supplied
Rugby mates covertly film threesome with woman, then shared it on Snapchat
One of the men plays representative rugby and argued a conviction may impact his career.
‘Someone was clearly mad at them’: Molotov cocktails allegedly lobbed into barber shop
Fire investigators were on the scene this morning.
Police chase car through Hastings
A man rammed two police vehicles while fleeing before he was arrested. Video / Dez Nepe
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‘Didn’t seem to be any emotion’: Detective’s ride with Polkinghorne to station
The trial has entered day three.
Steve Braunias at the Polkinghorne trial: The few acceptable demeanours at a crime scene
OPINION: The eye surgeon is accused of strangling his wife Pauline Hanna to death.
'Breaking point': Man accused of toddler's murder claims her mother caused injuries
Sadie-Leigh Gardner died from inoperable and unsurvivable head injuries in 2019.
Officer scribbled coded message on hand after Polkinghorne’s sworn statement
Prosecutors say the surgeon strangled his wife but tried to pass it as a suicide.
'Oh God, he raped me': Woman's 111 call played for jury at Christchurch serial rape trial
Christchurch man is facing more than 30 charges of sexually assaulting women.
Constable recalls Polkinghorne with belt in his hands 'twirling it'
The eye surgeon is accused of having staged his wife's murder as a suicide.
Crown nets cannabis dealer, and now it's after her house
Police looked for 'buried money' but it meant the cash had been spent on renovations.
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Polkinghorne 'reasonably calm' with unexplained scratch on head at death scene, court told
The Crown alleged a 'double life', but the defence said open relationship was consensual.
A new search has begun for missing Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao
Police have started a new search for missing Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao. Video / Kurt Bayer
Christchurch man to defend accusations he raped or violated 15 women over 12 years
John Muchirahondo is facing more than 30 charges of sexually assaulting women.
Simon Wilson: Tracing the links from abuse in care to crime on Queen St
OPINION: The links between violence in public and private and how the state acts.