Court
Home detention sentences for fraudulently claiming Covid support
A beneficiary who claimed Covid support for non-active businesses is among three people who have been in court recently due to fraud-related pandemic payments.
Pauline Hanna's mental health a focus in Polkinghorne trial
The mental health of an Auckland woman - allegedly murdered by her husband - was the focus of the cross-examination of her brother and a colleague in the High Court on Thursday. Philip Polkinghorne… Audio
3-year-old's death staged to look like accident, former detective says
A retired Florida crime scene investigator says she believes Lachlan Jones was placed into a pond after his death. Audio
'Maybe I just didn't listen': Jury hears murder-accused surgeon's police interview
Philip Polkinghorne, who claims wife Pauline Hanna committed suicide, questioned if he put too much pressure on her before her death.
Second phase inquest into death of Lachlan Jones begins
The second phase inquest into the death of Lachlan Jones has heard two dramatically differing accounts of what happened to the Gore three-year-old. Timothy Brown reports. Audio
Polkinghorne recalls 111 call after wife's death
'She's dead, she's gone' - the words spoken by retired Auckland eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne in his first phone call after he reported the death of his wife to police. Maia Ingoe reports. Audio
Polkinghorne's wife suspected he had girlfriend, trainer says
The personal trainer has also told the court about a call from Philip Polkinghorne about Pauline Hanna's death.
Polkinghorne's DNA found on bloodstains throughout his house, jury hears
The jury in the High Court trial of Philip Polkinghorne, has been told the retired eye surgeon's DNA was detected on bloodstains found throughout his Auckland home. Felix Walton has more. Audio
Police seek five-day liquor licence suspensions for 35 New World stores
Police prosecutors say that dozens of supermarket operators in the South Island are "courting danger" with their promotional practices, as they face the prospect of a week-long liquor licence…
Crown denies legal obligation in deal as midwives take battle to court
A government lawyer has told a court a settlement agreement between midwives and the Crown did not carry legal obligations to improve pay and contracts.
Increasing safety on waterfront moving at 'haste' but could take years, inquest hears
Wellington City Council is testifying at the inquest into the death of Sandy Calkin, who drowned after being last seen walking on Queens Wharf in July 2021.
Polkinghorne trial: Toxicology tests show drugs but not meth in wife's blood
A forensic scientist has told the court about which drugs were found in Pauline Hanna's body.
'Dr Polkinghorne was changing' - Friend says surgeon was 'bit more manic' before wife's death
"His nature changed, his physical presence changed ... a little bit irrational, I felt, at times," Stephen MacIntyre, who knew the couple 25 years, has told the court.
First person well known to Philip Polkinghorne to give evidence
A friend of retired Auckland eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne has told a court that the doctor behaved unusually in the year leading up to Pauline Hanna's death. It's the second week of the murder… Audio
Lachie Jones inquest: Dry drowning death 'unlikely'
The expert phase of Coroner Alexander Ho's inquest into the 3-year-old's death has begun in the Invercargill District Court.
GSK wins latest trial over Zantac cancer claims
A jury found the drug was not responsible for a woman's illness.
Judge to sum up in trial of four women accused of murder of Wellington man Rau Tongia
The judge will sum up today in the trial of four women accused of murdering Wellington man Rau Tongia who died in his Karori home in December 2020. Krystal Gibbens reports. Audio
Inquest into 3-year-old's death resumes
An inquest into the death of Lachlan Jones, found in Gore's sewage ponds, will enter its second phase in the Invercargill District Court this morning.
DNA matching Polkinghorne's found on wife's neck after death
Multiple DNA samples taken from Pauline Hanna's neck were tested using a standard test and a male specific DNA test.
Midwives' legal action: 'People should be kept to their contractual promises'
A lawyer representing nearly 1500 midwives says the government must be held to account for breaking two legally binding settlement agreements.
