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Accused: The Polkinghorne Trial
Playlist by The Front PageFrom the team behind The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald's daily news podcast, comes Accused: The Polkinghorne Trial. Paulina Hanna was found dead at the Remuera home she shared with her husband …24 clip(s) in playlist
NZH Presents - Rainbow Warrior: A Forgotten History
40 years ago, two bombs went off in Auckland's harbour when French agents targeted a Greenpeace ship. It was meant to be a warning against anti-nuclear protests, but the death of a photographer on board sparked a major police and political response. From the NZ Herald and Bird of Paradise Product…
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New documentary puts Pauline Hanna and Philip Polkinghorne back in the spotlight
Pauline Hanna on a boat, sea breeze, big smiles. It’s the image filmmakers of a new three-part documentary into her death, and subsequent murder trial of her husband, decide to open on. Philip Polkinghorne was found not guilty of strangling his wife and making it look like she’d taken her own lif…
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Polkinghorne sentenced for meth charges - what's happened since his trial?
It was a murder trial that gripped New Zealand, and the world. Pauline Hanna was found dead in a Remuera home she shared with her husband, Philip Polkinghorne, on April 5, 2021. What followed was a months-long investigation, Polkinghorne charged with murder, a mammoth trial and eventually, an acq…
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Philip Polkinghorne found not guilty of the murder of Pauline Hanna
After eight weeks at the High Court in Auckland, on the first day of the ninth week, the jury has found Philip Polkinghorne not guilty of the murder of his wife, Pauline Hanna. For more on how the last day of the trial, NZ Herald crime reporter Craig Kapitan details the decision. You can listen…
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Inside the defence's closing statement: What they say happened to Pauline Hanna
Week Eight has the Crown and Defence issuing their closing statements. The Crown alleges that Philip Polkinghorne killed his wife, Pauline Hanna, on April 5 2021. He maintains she took her own life. After the Crown went first, it is now the turn of the defence - led by lawyer Ron Mansfield - to…
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Inside the Crown's closing statement: What they say happened to Pauline Hanna
Week Eight has the Crown and Defence issuing their closing statements. First is the Crown, with Crown Prosecutor Alysha McClintock delivering it to the jury. The Crown alleges that Philip Polkinghorne killed his wife, Pauline Hanna, on April 5 2021. He maintains she took her own life.
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Days 30 - 31: Final witnesses take the stand after seven weeks of testimony
After seven weeks and over 80 witnesses, we have finished hearing evidence in the trial of Philip Polkinghorne. The former Auckland eye surgeon is accused of murdering his wife, Pauline Hanna, who was found dead on 5 April, 2021. He maintains she took her own life. In the final days of testi…
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Days 27 - 29: Email highlights Hanna's work stress as witnesses weigh in on her mental health
Originally due to run for six weeks, the trial of Philip Polkinghorne is now in its seventh week. The former Auckland eye surgeon is accused of murdering his wife, Pauline Hanna, who was found dead on 5 April, 2021. He maintains she took her own life. More witnesses from the defence took the…
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Days 24 - 26: Witnesses reveal a different side of Polkinghorne as defence argues its case
Week six of the trial of Philip Polkinghorne continued with the defence’s case. The former Auckland eye surgeon is accused of murdering his wife, Pauline Hanna, who was found dead on 5 April, 2021. He maintains she took her own life. Witnesses for the defence revealed a different side of Pol…
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Days 22 and 23: Defence opens their case with Pauline Hanna's sister
After nearly five weeks of witnesses, The Crown has closed its case in the trial of Philip Polkinghorne. The former Auckland eye surgeon is accused of murdering his wife, Pauline Hanna, who was found dead on 5 April, 2021. He maintains she took her own life. The Crown closed its case with mor…
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