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'I need to talk': What Pauline Hanna confided to friends before her death

The eye surgeon is accused of having strangled his wife then staging a suicide.

Young girl suffering nightmares after being trapped and attacked in toilet cubicle

Girl now fears she's going to be stolen away from her mum.

'Beastly' Polkinghorne became 'enraged' at wife, trial hears

This morning the jury visited the Remuera home where Pauline Hanna died.

Students no longer at school after assaulting man, forcing him to eat cat food

Video shows at least one student in Christchurch Boys' High School uniform.

Polkinghorne trial: Jurors visit Remuera home where Pauline Hanna died

Yesterday the jury heard a covert recording of Hanna.

Tourist girl, 9, attacked in hotel bathroom, punched by teen

The horrific attack left the little girl bruised and sobbing, her mother says.

Bombshell day in Polkinghorne trial as wife's recording played: 'He is out of control'

The Crown says the eye surgeon strangled his wife and staged it to appear a suicide.

‘He's just such a sex fiend’ - Jury listen to recording of Polkinghorne’s wife

The Auckland eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna.

Gore toddler's death staged to look like an accident, ex-detective says

The former investigator believes Lachlan Jones was placed into a pond after his death.

Polkinghorne trial: ‘Something wasn't right' - Family friend describes 'unusual incident'

The Auckland eye surgeon is accused of having strangled his wife and staged a suicide.

'It's like she just disappeared': Family of Jo Sione-Lauaki say police suspect foul play

Police have asked for sightings of a Mitsubishi Outlander near Omamari Beach.

Disturbing new evidence becomes focus of Polkinghorne murder trial

The Auckland eye surgeon is accused of having strangled his wife and staged a suicide.

Forensic scientist says Philip Polkinghorne's DNA found on wife’s neck

He is accused of having murdered his wife before staging it to look like a suicide.

Triple murderer Lauren Dickason appeals convictions

Will she be deported once released from prison?

Polkinghorne trial: What ESR scientist found in Remuera home where Pauline Hanna died

The jury of three men and nine women expects to hear from 62 witnesses in total.

Families are the most dangerous institution in New Zealand – Jarrod Gilbert

OPINION: More damage is done to children by these families than by the state.

Man who stabbed two teen Burger King workers was suffering meth psychosis

Ethan Simon said he was especially sad about his victims' ages after learning what he did.

Watch: Recap of week one of the Philip Polkinghorne murder trial

The jury of three men and nine women expects to hear from 62 witnesses in total.