CrimeSex, drugs and despair: Inside the Polkinghorne murder trial, which gripped the nationThe eye surgeon's eight-week murder trial was based on circumstantial evidence.23 Sep 02:50 AM
CrimeRevealed: Jury's question to judge in Polkinghorne murder trialThe jury will return to court at 11am.22 Sep 11:28 PM
CrimePolkinghorne murder trial: Jury sent home, deliberations to resume next weekThe former eye surgeon sobbed in court this morning as his 111 call was played.19 Sep 06:02 AM
CrimePolkinghorne sobs before jury retires to consider verdict after 52 daysThe former eye surgeon sobbed in court this morning as his 111 call was played.19 Sep 04:01 AM
CrimeJury will deliberate Polkinghorne verdict tomorrow: 'Don’t allow emotion, sympathy or prejudice guide'Justice Graham Lang told the jury to focus on the facts.18 Sep 06:44 AM
CrimePolkinghorne trial: Judge sends jury home as verdict deliberations begin tomorrowThe eye surgeon is accused of strangling wife Pauline Hanna then staging a suicide.18 Sep 05:09 AM
LiveCrimeJury in Polkinghorne murder trial expected to begin deciding verdict todayThe eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna at their Remuera home.17 Sep 09:27 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteve BrauniasSteve Braunias at Polkinghorne trial: A rich man womanising and a wronged woman dyingOPINION: Steve Braunias continues his diary of the Polkinghorne murder trial.17 Sep 05:00 PM
CrimePolkinghorne's bulk meth purchases, 'strangulation' search not unusual, defence arguesAccusations the eye surgeon staged a suicide are 'murder mystery' fantasy: defence.17 Sep 07:41 AM
LiveCrimeJury in Polkinghorne murder trial expected to begin deciding verdict tomorrowThe eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna at their Remuera home.17 Sep 04:44 AM
LiveCrime'Murder mystery' Crown case in Polkinghorne killing relies on a 'phantom', defence saysThe eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna at their Remuera home.17 Sep 01:02 AM
CrimeSurgeon's life became 'aggressively shambolic' with sex, spending and violence prior to wife's murder - CrownThe eye surgeon is accused of murdering wife Pauline Hanna, staging a suicide.16 Sep 07:52 AM
Crime'Increased libido': Polkinghorne's high sex drive sign of serious P habit, Crown allegesThe surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna before staging a suicide.16 Sep 04:43 AM
LiveCrime'Unmasks the murderer': Crown lays out case for Polkinghorne's guilt in closing addressThe eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna at their Remuera home.15 Sep 10:32 PM
CrimeAfter seven weeks and 80 witnesses, evidence concludes in Polkinghorne murder trialThe eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna at their Remuera home.13 Sep 03:01 AM
LiveCrimePolkinghorne murder trial: Most suicides don't leave notes - defencePhilip Polkinghorne is accused of strangling his wife, Pauline Hanna.13 Sep 12:37 AM
CrimePolkinghorne trial: 'Vicious circle' of sleep deprivation may have upped suicide risk, expert saysThe eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna in their Remuera home.12 Sep 07:50 AM
LiveCrimeHanna had 'whole array' of suicide risk factors the night of her death: defence psychiatristThe eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna in their Remuera home.12 Sep 05:06 AM
LiveCrimePhone logs scrutinised from day of Pauline Hanna's deathQuestions continue over whether two messages were drafted in the hours before her death.12 Sep 12:24 AM
CrimeDeja vu for jurors at Polkinghorne murder trial as familiar faces return to witness boxThe jury was reduced to 11 as today's hearing ended.11 Sep 07:08 AM
CrimePolkinghorne trial: Juror discharged for personal reasonThe Remuera eye surgeon is accused of strangling his wife, Pauline Hanna.11 Sep 05:23 AM
Crime'Want desperately to tell someone': Shock Pauline Hanna email unearthedThe Auckland eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna.10 Sep 06:27 AM
LiveCrime'Had to tell someone': Polkinghorne sobs as wife's private messages read in courtThe Auckland surgeon is accused of strangling wife Pauline Hanna in their Remuera home.10 Sep 03:11 AM
CrimeAuckland man sentenced over attempted murder at Remuera campgroundHe was suffering from 'active psychotic symptoms' at the time of the attack.10 Sep 02:30 AM
LiveCrimePolkinghorne trial: Defence pathologist says lack of injuries in strangling victims rareThe Remuera eye surgeon is accused of strangling his wife, Pauline Hanna.09 Sep 11:47 PM
CrimeJudge issues minute explaining why Polkinghorne trial won't sit todayThe Remuera eye surgeon is accused of strangling his wife, Pauline Hanna.08 Sep 08:51 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteve BrauniasSteve Braunias: Six weeks of courtroom drama at the Polkinghorne trialOPINION: Steve Braunias on the trial of the centuries.07 Sep 10:00 PM
Crime'100-fold' suicide risk v surprise sleep attack: Duelling theories emerge at Polkinghorne trialThe Auckland eye surgeon is accused of having murdered wife Pauline Hanna.06 Sep 07:30 AM
CrimeCrown says Polkinghorne's head wound was from wife's fingernail during struggleThe eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna. He says it was suicide.06 Sep 01:48 AM
LiveCrimePathologist says he would have ruled death a suicide; trial to continue for another weekPhilip Polkinghorne is accused of strangling his wife, Pauline Hanna.06 Sep 12:08 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteve BrauniasSteve Braunias at Polkinghorne trial: Dr Death appears as witnessOPINION: Death – its mechanisms, its workings – was the only subject on Wednesday.04 Sep 07:00 PM
CrimePolkinghorne defence expert pans Crown's staged suicide theory'Mind boggling to imagine.'04 Sep 07:50 AM
CrimeCondition of Pauline Hanna’s body consistent with hanging, not strangulation - pathologistThe eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna then staging a suicide.04 Sep 05:36 AM
LiveCrime'Pretty grim stuff': Veteran pathologist gives evidence in Polkinghorne trialPhilip Polkinghorne is accused of strangling his wife, Pauline Hanna.03 Sep 11:37 PM
