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Killer who beat man to death with a wheel brace was full of 'righteous anger'

Peter Holmes murdered Jamie Ellis after hearing he had allegedly abused a woman.

Polkinghorne murder trial: Most suicides don't leave notes - defence

Philip Polkinghorne is accused of strangling his wife, Pauline Hanna.

Polkinghorne trial: 'Vicious circle' of sleep deprivation may have upped suicide risk, expert says

The eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna in their Remuera home.

The fight's over: Eviction imminent for Black Power veteran squatting on coastal land

Kevin Moore has been illegally occupying Māori land for more than a decade.

Hanna had 'whole array' of suicide risk factors the night of her death: defence psychiatrist

The eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna in their Remuera home.

Phone logs scrutinised from day of Pauline Hanna's death

Questions continue over whether two messages were drafted in the hours before her death.

Deja vu for jurors at Polkinghorne murder trial as familiar faces return to witness box

The jury was reduced to 11 as today's hearing ended.

Polkinghorne trial: Juror discharged for personal reason

The Remuera eye surgeon is accused of strangling his wife, Pauline Hanna.

Grieving parents tell the 'numbed soul' who burned their daughter to death: 'Rot in hell'

Emma Field was alive but likely unconscious when a fire took hold of her bedroom.

Judge issues minute explaining why Polkinghorne trial won't sit today

The Remuera eye surgeon is accused of strangling his wife, Pauline Hanna.

Kiwi burglar made 51 drug deals by text while at home on monitoring bracelet

Tony Dean Adams also had used meth pipe hidden in his underwear.

Steve Braunias: Six weeks of courtroom drama at the Polkinghorne trial

OPINION: Steve Braunias on the trial of the centuries.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Shane Jones vs the judge - he's naughty but not guilty

OPINION: Judges are bristling at the criticism they’re copping.

Canterbury farm workers turn out to be Colombia-linked cocaine smugglers

Criminal group imported, or tried to import, $100m of drugs.

Claire Trevett: Silencing of Shane Jones an easy first test of coalition discipline steps

Shane Jones has been quietened - but a few in National quietly agree with his views.

Steve Braunias: At the sharp end of the Polkinghorne murder trial

OPINION: The trial is alive, a dynamic and unruly beast.

'100-fold' suicide risk v surprise sleep attack: Duelling theories emerge at Polkinghorne trial

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

Crown says Polkinghorne's head wound was from wife's fingernail during struggle

The eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna. He says it was suicide.