On Easter Monday 2021, Paulina Hanna was found dead at the Remuera home she shared with her husband of 30 years, Philip Polkinghorne.

For 16 months, her death was treated as “unexplained”. That’s until it emerged Polkinghorne had been charged with murder. He pleaded not guilty in August 2022.

From the team behind The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald's daily news podcast, comes Accused: The Polkinghorne Trial.

Listen to Accused: The Polkinghorne Trial on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, or in The Front Page podcast feed.

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Cynric Temple-Camp is one of New Zealand's top pathologists - and he has just published his third book about his work.

The Final Diagnosis is a collection of stranger-than-fiction stories of death, disease and murder - as well as Temple-Camp sharing new perspectives on high-profile cases, including the disappearance of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope and the trial of Mark Lundy.

A Moment In Crime host Anna Leask spoke with Temple-Camp about the book, his career and why he is sure beyond reasonable doubt that Lundy is guilty.

Episodes of A Moment In Crime - written and hosted by Leask - usually focus on old cases, cold cases or recent cases of national and international significance involving Kiwi offenders or victims.

But this episode comes from the other side of the cordon - from a person often charged with determining how and why a person died and, who is responsible.

To read more about Temple-Camp, the Lundy case and other crimes covered by Leask for the Herald, click here.

Episodes of A Moment In Crime are usually released monthly and, so far, Leask has covered more than 55 cases including the murders of Grace Millane, Scott Guy, Austin Hemmings, Carmen Thomas, Karen Aim; the deaths of the Kahui Twins, the Edgeware Rd murders, the Bain family murders, the Christchurch House of Horrors and the massacres at Raurimu and Aramoana.

Last year, a three-part special covered the case of rich lister and philanthropist James Wallace who was convicted of sexually assaulting three men and was jailed and had his knighthood stripped from him as a result.

A Moment In Crime has topped the overall and true crime charts on numerous occasions, and has listeners in more than 80 countries.

The podcast was a finalist at the 2024 NZ Radio & Podcast Awards and won a silver award in the true crime category at the inaugural New Zealand Podcast Awards in 2021.

If you have a crime or case you’d like to hear more about, email anna.leask@nzme.co.nz

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To mark the 30 year anniversary of the mass killing A Moment In Crime presents The House of Bain, a two-part telling of the case.

On June 20 1994 Margaret and Robin Bain, their teenage daughters Arawa and Laniet and son Stephen were all shot dead in the family home at 65 Every Street, Dunedin.

Just after 7am David Bain - Margaret and Robin's oldest child - called emergency services to report the ghastly scene. He said he had come home from his morning paper run and found them all dead.

Days later Bain was charged with five counts of murder and after a high-profile trial a jury found him guilty.

He maintained his innocence and fought for decades for a retrial, which finally went ahead in 2007.

A second jury acquitted Bain, finding him not guilty of the five murders.

The case is arguably New Zealand's most talked about massacre and over the years has become morbidly iconic.

In the second part of House of Bain, you will hear more from Bain in his own words on his legal battle. The lawyer who represented him most recently also speaks about the case and its aftermath.

Host Anna Leask speaks to people involved in the case and those with expert opinions on why Bain and the grisly event have become embedded in New Zealand culture.

CLICK HERE for further New Zealand Herald coverage of this case

A Moment In Crime is an NZME podcast written and hosted by Anna Leask, senior crime and justice reporter for the New Zealand Herald.

The podcast is written and hosted by Leask. It is produced by Leask, NZME audio engineer James Irwin and podcast production manager Ethan Sills.

A number of key players in the case had their words voiced by actors - Glenn Dwight as David Bain and Tory McArthur as the juror from the second trial. NZME audio engineer Tash Chittock assisted with recording.

In this episode television news reports that featured on various iterations of 6pm news bulletins on TVNZ and NewsHub have been referenced..These are mostly taken from court coverage, which can still be found on YouTube.

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On June 20 1994 five members of the Bain family were found shot dead in their home at 65 Every Street, Dunedin.

Margaret and Robin Bain, their teenage daughter Arawa and Laniet and their son Stephen were all shot at close range.

Just after 7am David Bain - Margaret and Robin's oldest child - called emergency services to report the ghastly scene. He said he had come home from his morning paper run and found them all dead.

Days later Bain was charged with five counts of murder and after a high-profile trial a jury found him guilty.

He maintained his innocence and fought for decades for a retrial, which finally went ahead in 2007.

A second jury acquitted Bain, finding him not guilty of the five murders.

The case is arguably New Zealand's most talked about massacre and over the years has become morbidly iconic.

To mark the 30-year anniversary of the mass killing A Moment In Crime presents The House of Bain, a two-part telling of the case.

CLICK HERE for further New Zealand Herald coverage of this case

For David Fisher's interview with the juror from the first trial click here

A Moment In Crime is an NZME podcast written and hosted by Anna Leask, senior crime and justice reporter for the New Zealand Herald.

The podcast is produced by Leask, NZME audio engineer James Irwin and podcast production manager Ethan Sills.

A number of key players in the case had their words voiced by actors - Glenn Dwight as David Bain, George Heard as Dean Cottle and Kurt Bayer as the juror from the first trial. NZME audio engineer Tash Chittock assisted with recording.

This episode features references to television news reports from various iterations of 6pm news bulletins on TVNZ1 and Three. These are mostly taken from court coverage, which can still be found on YouTube.

Part two of A Moment In Crime - The House of Bain will be released in June.

If you have a crime or case you’d like me to consider covering, email anna.leask@nzme.co.nz

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In 1954 Christchurch woman Honorah Parker was murdered while on a walk in the Port Hills.

The culprits? Her daughter Pauline, 15 and best friend Juliet Hulme, 16.

With “animal ferocity” they hit her over and over again with a brick inside a stocking. Police would later say the 46-year-old had been “battered to pieces”.

After a controversial trial, the teens were found guilty of murder - a jury rejecting their claims of insanity.

In this episode of A Moment In Crime host Anna Leask looks back at the crime, the trial, the aftermath and speaks exclusively to Juliet Hulme's brother about why he wants the convictions amended to reflect his sister's lifetime of insanity.

This episode is accompanied by a full feature about the case - click here to read the story.

This episode references Canterbury crime author Peter Graham's book about the case, So Brilliantly Clever, the documentary Anne Perry Interiors which is available to rent or buy in New Zealand on AppleTV and author Ian Rankin's documentary Evil Thoughts, which aired in 2002 and can be found in part on YouTube.

A Moment In Crime is written and hosted by Anna Leask, senior crime and justice journalist for the New Zealand Herald.

It is produced by Leask, NZME audio engineer James Irwin and podcast production manager Ethan Stills.

South Island head of news Kurt Bayer oversaw this project, the voice of Pauline Parker's diary was provided by NewstalkZB reporter Emily Ansell and some of the audio recording was undertaken by NZME video journalist George Heard.

Special thanks to Jonathan Hulme, Nigel Hampton KC and Professor Warren Brookbanks for their insight and in put into this episode.

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In 2011 Dean Richard Mulligan was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his girlfriend Marice McGregor.

Marice was reported missing by her family in April 2010 and it emerged she had not been seen or heard from in the 10 days before they approached police.

For weeks police searched and appealed for information - as did Marice's family.

What happened to Marice? How did she die? And what was her killer's explanation?

In this episode of A Moment In Crime host Anna Leask - a senior journalist for the NZ Herald - tells the story of Marice McGregor and the callous man who killed her.

To read more on this case click on the links below.

New twist in Marice hunt

Alleged killer's road to court

Mulligan gets life for murder

DO YOU NEED HELP?

If you are being abused - in any way -remember, it’s not your fault.

For help and information contact:

• Women’s Refuge: 0800 REFUGE or 0800 733 843 www.womensrefuge.org.nz
• Shine: 0508 744 633 www.2shine.org.nz
• Shakti: Providing specialist cultural services for African, Asian and Middle Eastern women and their children. 0800 742 584

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George Gwaze was tried and acquitted in 2008 and 2012 after the death of his adopted daughter 10-year-old Charlene Makaza.

Charlene was rushed to hospital in a terrible state in January 2007 and died after her little body effectively shut down due to massive infection - doctors and experts unable to do anything to save her.

Her family - who had moved to New Zealand from Zimbabwe for a better life - were scrutinised by police and the public.

George Gwaze was then charged with sexually violating and suffocating Charlene to death.

He maintained his innocence and after a trial - where the Crown argued murder and the defence argued death by HIV-related symptoms - was found not guilty by a jury.

In an unprecedented move the Crown appealed the acquittal to New Zealand's highest court and won. A retrial was ordered.

This episode of A Moment In Crime I cover Charlenes death, the sad aftermath and the trials.

This episode refers to child sexual abuse and violence and may be upsetting - it is intended for a mature audience.

If the content raises any issues for you - please see below for a list of help and crisis agencies.

READ MORE:

Acquitted uncle tells his story

Gwaze relieved by not guilty verdict

Retrial ordered for murder accused

Gwaze trial miscarriage of justice - Solicitor General

George Gwaze on trial for rape, murder of his niece

Gwaze trial - medical staff feared child had meningitis

Gwaze trial: police describe detailed scene exam

For more on Felicity Goodyear-Smith and her book The Murder That Wasn't, published in 2015 - visit goodyearsmith.com or click here.

DO YOU NEED HELP?

If you've ever experienced sexual assault or abuse and need to talk to someone, contact Safe to Talk confidentially, any time 24/7:

Call 0800 044 334
Text 4334
Email support@safetotalk.nz
For more information visit safetotalk.nz

If you have been sexually assaulted, remember it's not your fault.

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Jane Furlong was 17 when she went missing from Auckland's Karangahape Rd in May 1993.

Her partner Dani Norsworthy reported her missing two days after she was last seen.

She was a new mum and a part time sex worker and while she'd had a troubled and turbulent life, was doing her best to carve out a future for herself.

For almost two decades - despite extensive police investigations - there was no sign of Jane, no clues to what happened to her or who was responsible.

In remains were finally discovered in 2012, buried in the dunes at Sunset Beach, Port Waikato.

The next year police announced a $50,000 reward for anyone who provided information or evidence that would lead to the conviction of Furlong's killer.

Despite the cash offer, and a major police investigation spanning more than 26 years - dubbed Operation Darlia - an arrest is yet to be made.

To date, police have not arrested anyone in connection with Jane's disappearance or death and her case remains one of the most enduring mysteries in New Zealand.

CAN YOU HELP?

If you know what happened to Jane Furlong or have information that could help the Operation Darlia police team - please come forward.

Contact police on 0800 2653 2273 (0800 COLD CASE) or click here to submit information online.

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or click here to offer information online.

READ MORE ABOUT OPERATION DARLIA HERE:

1998 Flashback: Teenage dreams cut short in K Rd

Skeleton found on beach identified

Jane Furlong gets a final farewell

Murder victim's son speaks out

Jane Furlong murder: Police revisiting 'crucial' period, killer's silence 'pathetic'

Person of interest in 26-year-long Jane Furlong murder cold case

Editorial: The death of Jane Furlong - someone knows something. It's time to come forward

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