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Midday Report Essentials for Friday 2 August 2024
On today's episode, Te Runanga a Iwi o Ngapuhi and the Ngati Manuhiri Settlement Trust have walked out of an Iwi Chairs Forum meeting with the Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, the government won't… Audio
Rau Tongia murder trial: Crown gives closing statement
Four women are on trial for the death of Rau Tongia, who died in his Karori home in December 2020.
Rope expert gives evidence at Polkinghorne murder trial
A rope expert from Canada has given evidence at the murder trial for Philip Polkinghorne who is accused of killing his wife Pauline Hanna. The Crown argues Polkinghorne's financial situation, drug use… Audio
Muchirahondo rape trial: First witness takes stand
A witness says she remembers a man accused of multiple rapes telling her to stop crying after she woke to find him on top of her.
Rope at scene of surgeon's wife's death 'seemed unusual', detective says
A police officer has described what he saw at the scene of Pauline Hanna's death
Polkinghorne trial: Blood and bruising found on Pauline Hanna's body
The trial of a man accused of murdering his wife and staging it to look like suicide has heard the woman was found with bruising and blood on her body. Reporter Lucy Xia has more. Audio
Women didn't know they'd been raped until shown photographs, court hears
A man on trial for more than 30 charges of sexual assault is accused of raping women who were so drunk they had been vomiting or were unconscious.
Murder-accused Philip Polkinghorne told police of last night with wife
The man accused of murdering his wife and staging it to look like a suicide told police the couple were sleeping in separate rooms at the time of her death.
'His demeanour changed': Medic describes retired eye surgeon after wife's death
A medic has told the High Court in Auckland John Polkinghorne was calm after Pauline Hanna's death, but that changed when he made a phone call.
Teen called his mum to say goodbye before deliberately causing fatal crash
After being bullied, Ryan Eastwick took his mum's car. Speeding up to 190km/h, he veered into Sandra Loveday's lane and collided head-on with her vehicle.
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 30 July 2024
On today's episode, police are again searching farmland near Christchurch for missing woman Yanfei Bao, we get the latest on the new Dunedin hospital project, which newly-appointed Health… Audio
High court murder trial of retired eye surgeon continues
The high court trial of a retired eye surgeon accused of murdering his wife and staging her death as a suicide has continued this morning, with evidence from a paramedic who was first on the scene… Audio
Former BBC presenter charged with making indecent images of children
Edwards due to appear in court in London on Wednesday.
Lawyer argues 'no evidence of homicide' in murder trial
A lawyer defending a retired eye surgeon on trial for the murder of his wife has argued that the couple was not unhappy, and that there's no evidence of a homicide. Reporter Lucy Xia has more. Audio
Australian mother jailed after forcing daughter into deadly marriage
21-year-old Ruqia Haidari was told to get married or face being kicked out of home. Six weeks after her wedding she was killed by her husband.
Man faces more than 30 sexual assault charges from over a decade
John Hope Muchirahondo is expected to be on trial for two months in Christchurch.
Former surgeon staged wife's death 'like something out of a crime novel' - prosecution
Philip John Polkinghorne's wife, Pauline Hanna, was found dead in the Remuera home she shared with her husband.
Surgeon on trial for murder pleads guilty to meth charges
A retired eye surgeon charged with murdering his wife has pleaded guilty to methamphetamine charges before the start of his trial in Auckland. Reporter Amy Williams spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
People missing bail due to lack of address
People are being kept in prison simply because they don't have an address to be bailed to, but authorities don't know how often it's happening. Justice reporter Soumya Bhamidipati has more. Audio
Rau Tongia murder trial: Defendant says she did not supply gun
A defendant in the Karori murder trial says she did not supply the gun which killed Rau Tongia.
