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!['Justice for Pauline': Friend grilled on motivation for murder trial testimony](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Justice for Pauline': Friend grilled on motivation for murder trial testimony
Pauline Hanna's friend continues giving evidence on day 14 of the murder trial.
![Steve Braunias: Sex and ghouls at the Philip Polkinghorne murder trial](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Steve Braunias: Sex and ghouls at the Philip Polkinghorne murder trial
OPINION: Claims of strangulation, sex and suicide notes.
![Pauline Hanna planned to 'see a lawyer and write a will' prior to her death, friend tells court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Pauline Hanna planned to 'see a lawyer and write a will' prior to her death, friend tells court
The eye surgeon is accused of murdering his wife then staging a suicide.
!['He tried to strangle me': What Pauline Hanna told friends before she died](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'He tried to strangle me': What Pauline Hanna told friends before she died
The eye surgeon is accused of strangling his wife then staging it to look like a suicide.
![Polkinghorne previously put hands around wife's neck as a threat, trial hears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Polkinghorne previously put hands around wife's neck as a threat, trial hears
The eye surgeon is accused of strangling his wife then staging a suicide.
![Philip Polkinghorne murder trial: Pauline Hanna's friend gives evidence about strangulation threat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Philip Polkinghorne murder trial: Pauline Hanna's friend gives evidence about strangulation threat
Victoria Pheasant Riordan puts hands around her neck as she recounts Pauline Hanna's description of strangulation threat from Philip Polkinghorne.
![Comanchero admits helping facilitate largest meth haul ever intercepted in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Comanchero admits helping facilitate largest meth haul ever intercepted in NZ
Police and Customs seized 613kg of the drug wrapped in tea bags on a flight from Malaysia.
![Steve Braunias at Philip Polkinghorne trial: A science lesson in court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Steve Braunias at Philip Polkinghorne trial: A science lesson in court
OPINION: The latest revelations at the Polkinghorne murder trial.
![Disappearing belt mark on Pauline Hanna's neck was unusual, two pathologists say](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Disappearing belt mark on Pauline Hanna's neck was unusual, two pathologists say
The eye surgeon is accused of strangling his wife then staging a suicide.
![Steve Braunias at Polkinghorne trial: 'Polky' and the sex workers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Steve Braunias at Polkinghorne trial: 'Polky' and the sex workers
OPINION: The latest revelations at the Polkinghorne murder trial.
![Judge to career burglar: 'Stop making promises and actually do something'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Judge to career burglar: 'Stop making promises and actually do something'
Pre-sentence report said Reijhan Green was a 'high-risk' offender with a violent history.
!['Incredibly lonely': Defence argues Polkinghorne’s wife quietly suffering with Covid-19 workload](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Incredibly lonely': Defence argues Polkinghorne’s wife quietly suffering with Covid-19 workload
The Remuera eye surgeon is accused of strangling his wife then staging a suicide.
![Philip Polkinghorne murder trial: Pauline Hanna’s niece gives evidence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Philip Polkinghorne murder trial: Pauline Hanna’s niece gives evidence
Pauline Hanna’s niece tells court her aunt wanted to leave Philip Polkinghorne, as murder trial continues.
![Pauline Hanna feared husband had swindled control of their finances, niece testifies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Pauline Hanna feared husband had swindled control of their finances, niece testifies
The eye surgeon is accused of strangling his wife then staging it to look like a suicide.
![Polkinghorne trial: Eye doctor's hairdresser reveals another sex worker relationship](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Polkinghorne trial: Eye doctor's hairdresser reveals another sex worker relationship
The eye surgeon is accused of having strangled his wife then staging a suicide.
![Home invasion shooting: Father murdered as 6yo son slept nearby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Home invasion shooting: Father murdered as 6yo son slept nearby
It's been five years since the defendant murdered Tulua. He still can't be named.
!['He was having sex with me but I wasn’t awake': The first four women testify at serial rape trial](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'He was having sex with me but I wasn’t awake': The first four women testify at serial rape trial
Former footballer denies accusations at High Court trial in Christchurch.
![Drug 'customer' fatally kicked in head after complaining to meth dealer about product](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Drug 'customer' fatally kicked in head after complaining to meth dealer about product
All three defendants have now pleaded guilty, but only one for manslaughter.
![Prolific shoplifter: 'It gives me a kick ... It's like a job'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Prolific shoplifter: 'It gives me a kick ... It's like a job'
Travis Archer had only been out of jail for eight days when he hit the stores again.
!['I need to talk': What Pauline Hanna confided to friends before her death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'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.
!['Beastly' Polkinghorne became 'enraged' at wife, trial hears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Beastly' Polkinghorne became 'enraged' at wife, trial hears
This morning the jury visited the Remuera home where Pauline Hanna died.