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Officer scribbled coded message on hand after Polkinghorne’s sworn statement

Prosecutors say the surgeon strangled his wife but tried to pass it as a suicide.

Police hope Yanfei Bao autopsy will help ‘tell a full story’ after remains found

The Christchurch 44-year-old has been missing for more than a year.

Constable recalls Polkinghorne with belt in his hands 'twirling it'

The eye surgeon is accused of having staged his wife's murder as a suicide.

Polkinghorne 'reasonably calm' with unexplained scratch on head at death scene, court told

The Crown alleged a 'double life', but the defence said open relationship was consensual.

Property Insider: Auckland a Yimby city; art in new hotel; Mt Roskill's Soho Hotel opens

'Auckland... has become a test case for housing deregulation,' the Economist says.

Escorts, meth and a staged suicide alleged as surgeon Philip Polkinghorne tried for murder

The Crown alleged a 'double life', the defence said the open relationship was consensual.

Listen: 'My wife's dead' – Jury hears Polkinghorne's 111 call

He is accused of having killed wife Pauline Hanna in 2021.

Fletcher Construction suing waterproofers over $320m loss for NZICC fire

The two waterproofing businesses have denied any liability for the October, 2019 blaze.

Firearms Prohibition Orders too broad, give police too much power – select committee

The orders as originally proposed would capture people who are no threat to public safety.

Simon Wilson: We were there and we looked away – lessons from the Abuse in Care report

OPINION: We're all implicated in the Abuse in Care inquiry report. So what will we do now?

Acquitted after 11 years and three trials

Hendrix Kahia and a relative perform a haka for his two counsel at Hamilton High Court, celebrating his acquittal of Wiremu Birch's murder after 11 years and three trials.

Homeowner sues Auckland Council for $18m+ over flooding, stormwater issues

The property flooded twice in 2023 - in Auckland Anniversary weekend's storms and in May.

Are we ready for this? The Treaty debate in 2024

ANALYSIS: The Treaty of Waitangi debate is about conflicting values. Can we line them up?

Abuse in Care inquiry: Snapshot of 138 recommendations for redress

The 3000-page report calls for apologies, redress and police investigations.

First liquidator's report out on Actura NZ: debts of $3.6m listed

Director blamed the pandemic as well as a failure to secure urgent funding to keep going.

'Little to no financial compensation': Abuse in care survivors suffer third-class system

The Prime Minister said he was committed to doing 'the right thing'.

Mum warned kids weren't safe around her, kills her infant, then gets name suppression

'Not long before my anger becomes too much for the kids’ safety,' she warned in texts.

'I slipped through the cracks': Parole Board repeatedly botches rape victim notification

Parole Board apologises after sex offender released on parole without victim’s knowledge.