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Mental health issues raised as man appears in court charged with murdering his relative

A 60-year-old man died in an alleged family-harm incident in Pātea at the weekend.

'We are going to last 100 years,' Polkinghorne told escort after wife's death

A detective revealed Hanna had set a calendar reminder for the night of April 5.

Villagers win fight against prominent wine grower over controversial alpine subdivision

'We would have been looking at Coronation Street which is not why we chose to be here.'

Home owner has good excuse for not paying $317,000 rate debt on South Auckland home - he's dead

No rates repayments have been made on the property since March 2005 - nearly 20 years.

'Vile and violent': Widow with a grudge makes 24 threats to kill

Olesya Yugova believed her late husband’s lawyer somehow contributed to his death.

Steve Braunias: On four weeks at the Polkinghorne trial

OPINION: The most controversial case he's written about? No. But it is the most Auckland.

Polkinghorne's phone revealed secret ‘strangulation’ search, love notes with escort after wife's death

The surgeon's internet history included secret 'strangulation' search.

Polkinghorne searched 'leg edema after strangulation', 'how to delete iCloud storage'

The surgeon is accused of having murdered his wife and staged 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.

Polkinghorne paid Aussie escort Madison Ashton over $100k, trial hears

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

Unmarked car: Company quietly tested surgeon's office after wife's suspicious death

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

Police forensic accountant gives evidence on Polkinghorne's finances

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

Meth detected on air con in Polkinghorne's consult room, jury hears

The jury weren't required in the High Court yesterday.

Crown says stabbing of dog walker was ‘reckless killing’

Bailey Messervy, 20, is charged with the murder of Nigel Wilson in Christchurch.

Jurors in Philip Polkinghorne murder trial given day off as halfway point reached

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

Undercover cop spends $60,000 in meth deals over six weeks

The King Cobra gang member offered or exchanged 182g of the drug to the officer.

How an $8m meth empire was busted as final four sentences handed down

Operation Freya netted about 17kg of meth in the large-scale Northland bust.

'Very odd exchange': Co-worker called out Polkinghorne for erratic behaviour weeks before wife's death

Meth use has become a recurring topic at the Auckland eye surgeon's murder trial.