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Jury in the murder trial of Philip Polkinghorne watch footage captured inside Auckland Eye

The jury in Philip Polkinghorne's murder trial has viewed footage from October 17, 2020, showing three people, including one believed to be Polkinghorne, entering Auckland Eye.

Tribesman wanted respite from gang warfare. His solution: Shoot his own leader

The motive for the bizarre shooting had been a mystery, until recently.

Phone records show aborted 4am mystery messages on day of Pauline Hanna's death

Philip Polkinghorne is accused of having strangled his wife in their Remuera home.

Pauline Hanna started message on phone at 4am morning of death, defence says

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

TSB fined $2.47m for charging ‘unreasonable’ fees

The Commerce Commission took legal action after TSB self-reported the issue.

'You know damn well': Tense cross-examination at Polkinghorne trial

Polkinghorne's lawyer has engaged in a tense exchange with a detective in court.

'Can't think of a worse crime': Adoptive mum confronts woman who caused infant's severe brain damage

This month's hearing marked the second time Shana Tooman has been sentenced.

Steve Braunias at the Polkinghorne trial: Private passions made public

Opinion: Monday was possibly the murder trial's maddest and most lurid day yet.

'Friendship' or 'double life'? Polkinghorne jury views intimate messages with tabloid star escort

The eye surgeon is accused of having murdered his wife before staging a suicide.

'I cannot live': Dramatic new letter from Hanna to husband emerges

The pair exchanged letters a year before Hanna was found dead in their Remuera home.

Jurors peek into Polkinghorne's laptop: Spousal letters and extra-marital sex videos

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

‘You do spoil me’: Private letters between Polkinghorne and wife released

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

Polkinghorne murder trial: finances and sex workers

Four weeks into the murder trial of Philip Polkinghorne, the focus has turned to his finances and the hundreds of thousands of dollars he gave to sex workers. Video | Carson Bluck

Kiwi study says meth users twice as likely to assault partner, trial hears

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

Police never found the 450kg of meth; Hells Angels member pleads guilty anyway

Police were able to trace back Brandon Cole's extravagant purchases after the P windfall.

Steve Braunias: Polkinghorne goes shopping at the sex supermarket

OPINION: Steve Braunias on a spending spree on sex workers at the Polkinghorne trial.

$106k to a sex worker, $5k on hair: Extravagant spending revealed at Polkinghorne murder trial

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

Pauline Hanna spent tens of thousands of dollars on hair, beauty, skin cream and dry cleaning

The eye surgeon is accused of murdering his wife Pauline Hanna in their Remuera home.