'Creep': Former St Peter's School teacher on trial for historic indecent assaults
The offending is alleged to have occurred nearly 50 years ago and involved boys aged 9-12.
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Polkinghorne and his sister return home after acquittal
Philip Polkinghorne and his sister return home after murder acquittal.
Philip Polkinghorne trial timeline: Nine weeks that gripped the nation
The Auckland eye surgeon was accused of killing wife Pauline Hanna in their Remuera home.
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‘Let Pauline rest in peace’: Polkinghorne found not guilty of murdering wife
The Crown said the Remuera surgeon strangled his wife. The defence said it was suicide.
Opinion: Pauline Hanna wasn't the one on trial – here's the happy life I wish she'd had
OPINION: I didn’t know Pauline. I think I would have liked her.
Sex, drugs and despair: Inside the Polkinghorne murder trial, which gripped the nation
The eye surgeon's eight-week murder trial was based on circumstantial evidence.
Revealed: Jury's question to judge in Polkinghorne murder trial
The jury will return to court at 11am.
'Gross negligence': Family to sue banks after disabled son lost $250k in scam
Neither NZ nor Australian police are investigating the fraud due to a miscommunication.
The home invasion, the mental health facility on a wealthy road, and a community’s fear
On June 13, 2023, a man escaped from a mental health facility and invaded a home
Steve Braunias: Eight weeks of suspense - what’s next in the Polkinghorne trial?
OPINION: The Polkinghorne murder trial nears closure as the jury prepares to deliberate.
'Your wife’s a lucky woman': Disturbing allegations mount against former NZ Police doctor
16 former police recruits have now raised concerns about the retired GP’s examinations.
'That was your undoing': How DNA from a Coke bottle led police to a violent offender
Nathan Lewis sent to jail for 10 years for man's assault, violent pub and KFC robberies.
Greens given all-clear to 'waka jump' Darleen Tana
The decision paves the way for Tana to be booted from Parliament.
Polkinghorne murder trial: Jury sent home, deliberations to resume next week
The former eye surgeon sobbed in court this morning as his 111 call was played.
Polkinghorne sobs before jury retires to consider verdict after 52 days
The former eye surgeon sobbed in court this morning as his 111 call was played.
Big win for ex-Hanover co-owner Mark Hotchin in property dispute
Lawsuit was against the vendor of a retail unit bought six years ago by Hotchin's company.
Opinion: Is it time we called the coalition government’s policies 'austerity'?
OPINION: The Government's razor gang approach has cut services deeply.
Philip Polkinghorne trial: The jury is going out - what happens now?
What happens once the jury goes out after hearing eight weeks of evidence?
Jury will deliberate Polkinghorne verdict tomorrow: 'Don’t allow emotion, sympathy or prejudice guide'
Justice Graham Lang told the jury to focus on the facts.
'I don't like it at all': Prison wake-up call for teen who stabbed woman outside pub
'I want you to reach 21 and live a good, pro-social life,' the judge told him.
Polkinghorne trial: Judge sends jury home as verdict deliberations begin tomorrow
The eye surgeon is accused of strangling wife Pauline Hanna then staging a suicide.
Supreme Court rejects Beca appeal over demolished Wellington BNZ
Beca failed in the High Court and the Court of Appeal so took matters to Supreme Court.
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Jury in Polkinghorne murder trial expected to begin deciding verdict today
The eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna at their Remuera home.
Letters: Health NZ v nurses – what's really up with staffing levels?
OPINION: Also in today's letters – climate policy, speed limits and sentencing reforms.
Dignity and reputation: Police defend heavy redactions in Kiri Allan file
Police say the redactions are in line with Ombudsman guidelines for privacy.
Steve Braunias at Polkinghorne trial: A rich man womanising and a wronged woman dying
OPINION: Steve Braunias continues his diary of the Polkinghorne murder trial.
Polkinghorne's bulk meth purchases, 'strangulation' search not unusual, defence argues
Accusations the eye surgeon staged a suicide are 'murder mystery' fantasy: defence.
Cannabis grower told police it was a shame he was caught as plants were "nearly ready"
Police found the plants after seeing light coming from an area with no obvious entrance.
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Jury in Polkinghorne murder trial expected to begin deciding verdict tomorrow
The eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna at their Remuera home.
A life shaped by crime: Desensitised burglar back behind bars
Judge says Edward Davis' remorse and regret 'may be aligned with apprehension'.
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'Murder mystery' Crown case in Polkinghorne killing relies on a 'phantom', defence says
The eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna at their Remuera home.
'Very stupid': Man who helped supply gun later used in Auckland CBD shooting sentenced
His lawyer claimed he believed he was selling guns to like-minded hunting enthusiasts.
Fourteen-level apartment block under $46m leak repairs
An owner of a two-bedroom unit wanted only $179,000: faced a massive $446,000 repair bill.
The 'invasive' police search powers that convinced Justice Minister to ban gang patches in private homes
The home ban was opposed by several agencies as well as the Privacy Commissioner.