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Pauline Hanna spent tens of thousands of dollars on hair, beauty, skin cream and dry cleaning

The eye surgeon is accused of murdering his wife Pauline Hanna in their Remuera home.

Major police investigation finds being Māori increases chance of prosecution

The finding comes after a three-year investigation into trust and bias in policing.

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

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

Minister steps in after revelations police not enforcing vaping law

Police haven't issued a single fine since the law came into force in 2021.

Dad wanting to leave gang told it would cost him $20k - or his ute

The man was then assaulted before locking himself, his pregnant wife and kids in a room.

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.

Jailed pair identified two years after teen dragged to death outside nightclub

The pair had name suppression through trial and well beyond sentencing.

When will we know more about Du Val's interim receivership?

Report went in last Friday, PwC says. Nothing has been released in public yet.

‘Be a gang member or be a dad’: Man saved his life by joining a gym, not the Mob

Devlin Rodgers could have joined the gang but weighed up his life's choices instead.

Ex-Gun City staff charged with fraud, allegedly helped divert firearms to black market

The two men allegedly altered sales records of the 'gangster's gun of choice'.

Steering toward change: Whangārei launches first young adult drivers court

The court is a first for New Zealand and will assist people to obtain their licence.

'Used to it': Five young cousins speak out against sexual abuser

The man has now been jailed for 12 years and six months.

Steve Braunias: Polkinghorne trial is a fixation on class, acts of the desperate rich

Dining at members-only clubs, holidaying at summer homes and smoking s***loads of P.

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.

'Overwhelming rage': Whāngai dad of murdered woman leapt dock and bashed her killer

Mokaraka lit a cigarette while sitting in the jury box after the attack.

'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.

Australian fugitive mistakenly turns himself in, years after attack

Man jailed for assaulting woman and detaining her was on the run for 18 years.