LiveCrimeKiwi study says meth users twice as likely to assault partner, trial hearsThe Auckland eye surgeon is accused of having fatally strangled wife Pauline Hanna.22 Aug 12:50 AM
CrimePolice never found the 450kg of meth; Hells Angels member pleads guilty anywayPolice were able to trace back Brandon Cole's extravagant purchases after the P windfall.21 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteve BrauniasSteve Braunias: Polkinghorne goes shopping at the sex supermarketOPINION: Steve Braunias on a spending spree on sex workers at the Polkinghorne trial.21 Aug 05:00 PM
Crime$106k to a sex worker, $5k on hair: Extravagant spending revealed at Polkinghorne murder trialThe Auckland eye surgeon is accused of having fatally strangled wife Pauline Hanna.21 Aug 07:14 AM
CrimePauline Hanna spent tens of thousands of dollars on hair, beauty, skin cream and dry cleaningThe eye surgeon is accused of murdering his wife Pauline Hanna in their Remuera home.21 Aug 04:52 AM
CrimePolkinghorne paid Aussie escort Madison Ashton over $100k, trial hearsThe Auckland eye surgeon is accused of murdering his wife Pauline Hanna.20 Aug 11:53 PM
CrimeUnmarked car: Company quietly tested surgeon's office after wife's suspicious deathThe Auckland eye surgeon is accused of having murdered wife Pauline Hanna.20 Aug 05:58 AM
CrimePolice forensic accountant gives evidence on Polkinghorne's financesThe eye surgeon is accused of having strangled his wife before staging a suicide.20 Aug 05:19 AM
CrimeMeth detected on air con in Polkinghorne's consult room, jury hearsThe jury weren't required in the High Court yesterday.19 Aug 09:30 PM
New ZealandCrown says stabbing of dog walker was ‘reckless killing’Bailey Messervy, 20, is charged with the murder of Nigel Wilson in Christchurch.19 Aug 08:20 AM
CrimeJurors in Philip Polkinghorne murder trial given day off as halfway point reachedThe eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna.18 Aug 10:53 PM
New ZealandUndercover cop spends $60,000 in meth deals over six weeksThe King Cobra gang member offered or exchanged 182g of the drug to the officer.17 Aug 02:00 AM
CrimeHow an $8m meth empire was busted as final four sentences handed downOperation Freya netted about 17kg of meth in the large-scale Northland bust.16 Aug 07:00 AM
Crime'Very odd exchange': Co-worker called out Polkinghorne for erratic behaviour weeks before wife's deathMeth use has become a recurring topic at the Auckland eye surgeon's murder trial.16 Aug 05:51 AM
New ZealandCourt rules iwi was wrong to assert minister has to consult on proposed MACA legislationJudge rules: "Minister is entitled to consult as much, or as little, as he wishes".16 Aug 04:00 AM
LiveCrimePolkinghorne trial: Third week comes to end, witness on accused's comments about sex life and drugsThe eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna.16 Aug 01:37 AM
LiveCrimePauline Hanna considered driving into a truck, GP revealsToday the trial shifts to a new venue as Pauline Hanna's GP faces questions.16 Aug 12:03 AM
New ZealandMan accused of murdering young promising rugby league player appears in courtTe Omeka Pairama Akariri-Buckley, 17, died after an atercation in Taranaki.15 Aug 11:58 PM
New Zealand‘Help, my daughter isn't breathing’: Dad’s desperate efforts to save toddler heard in murder trialHe pounded on his neighbour’s door and asked for her to do CPR on the girl.15 Aug 07:00 AM
CrimeProzac and a Christmas crisis: Pauline Hanna's GP quizzed at Polkinghorne murder trialThe surgeon is acccused of having strangled his wife then masked the death as a suicide.15 Aug 06:29 AM
LiveCrime'She had to be very careful around him': What Hanna told worried friend about husbandThe Auckland eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna.15 Aug 03:53 AM
CrimePolkinghorne trial: Pauline Hanna's friend says Polkinghorne tried to strangle herPauline Hanna's friend John Riordan put his hands around his neck as he gives evidence in the Philip Polkinghorne murder trial.Watch15 Aug 03:37 AM
Crime'Justice for Pauline': Friend grilled on motivation for murder trial testimonyPauline Hanna's friend continues giving evidence on day 14 of the murder trial.15 Aug 02:09 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteve BrauniasSteve Braunias: Sex and ghouls at the Philip Polkinghorne murder trialOPINION: Claims of strangulation, sex and suicide notes.14 Aug 05:00 PM
CrimePauline Hanna planned to 'see a lawyer and write a will' prior to her death, friend tells courtThe eye surgeon is accused of murdering his wife then staging a suicide.14 Aug 07:46 AM
Crime'He tried to strangle me': What Pauline Hanna told friends before she diedThe eye surgeon is accused of strangling his wife then staging it to look like a suicide.14 Aug 05:57 AM
CrimePolkinghorne previously put hands around wife's neck as a threat, trial hearsThe eye surgeon is accused of strangling his wife then staging a suicide.14 Aug 12:59 AM
New ZealandPhilip Polkinghorne murder trial: Pauline Hanna's friend gives evidence about strangulation threatVictoria Pheasant Riordan puts hands around her neck as she recounts Pauline Hanna's description of strangulation threat from Philip Polkinghorne.Watch14 Aug 12:48 AM
CrimeComanchero admits helping facilitate largest meth haul ever intercepted in NZPolice and Customs seized 613kg of the drug wrapped in tea bags on a flight from Malaysia.13 Aug 10:47 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteve BrauniasSteve Braunias at Philip Polkinghorne trial: A science lesson in courtOPINION: The latest revelations at the Polkinghorne murder trial.13 Aug 05:00 PM
CrimeDisappearing belt mark on Pauline Hanna's neck was unusual, two pathologists sayThe eye surgeon is accused of strangling his wife then staging a suicide.13 Aug 08:02 AM
CrimePathologist testifies: ‘no indication… there was a violent attack’ on Polkinghorne’s wifeThe eye surgeon is accused of strangling his wife then staging a suicide.13 Aug 05:14 AM
LiveCrimeTensions rise during cross-examination of pathologistPauline Hanna's stress level before her death has become a significant part of the defence13 Aug 01:34 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteve BrauniasSteve Braunias at Polkinghorne trial: 'Polky' and the sex workersOPINION: The latest revelations at the Polkinghorne murder trial.12 Aug 05:00 PM
