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![Prominent artist with 'whimsical' energy was dealing in LSD and other drugs](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=803)
Prominent artist with 'whimsical' energy was dealing in LSD and other drugs
Dali Susanton even took police to a place where magic mushrooms grow.
!['A year of hell': Teen victim and dad speak after Christchurch youth sex offender trial](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=803)
'A year of hell': Teen victim and dad speak after Christchurch youth sex offender trial
A teenage girl who was sexually assaulted has shared her story - and an important message.
![Polkinghorne trial: Jurors visit Remuera home where Pauline Hanna died](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Polkinghorne trial: Jurors visit Remuera home where Pauline Hanna died
Yesterday the jury heard a covert recording of Hanna.
![Jurors visit Remuera home where Pauline Hanna died](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Jurors visit Remuera home where Pauline Hanna died
The jury in the murder trial of Philip Polkinghorne will today visit the home where Pauline Hanna died.
![Steve Braunias at Philip Polkinghorne trial: The manic sex life of ‘Polky’](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Steve Braunias at Philip Polkinghorne trial: The manic sex life of ‘Polky’
OPINION: Steve Braunias continues his daily despatches from the murder trial.
![Trial ends for Christchurch schoolboy accused of multiple rapes](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Trial ends for Christchurch schoolboy accused of multiple rapes
Teen did not deny offending against schoolgirls after four days of Youth Court trial.
![Listen in full: Covert recording of wife Pauline Hanna describing surgeon husband as 'sex fiend'](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Listen in full: Covert recording of wife Pauline Hanna describing surgeon husband as 'sex fiend'
The recording made of Hanna by a relative when she visited their Hawkes Bay property, in which Hanna describes Polkinghorne as a 'sex fiend', was played to the jury in court.
![Gore toddler's death staged to look like an accident, ex-detective says](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Gore toddler's death staged to look like an accident, ex-detective says
The former investigator believes Lachlan Jones was placed into a pond after his death.
![Mexican drug ring bust: Auckland police seize $63m of meth](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Mexican drug ring bust: Auckland police seize $63m of meth
Three Mexican nationals have been arrested and are facing serious drug charges.
![Steve Braunias at Philip Polkinghorne trial: The expressive doctor's epic police interview](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Steve Braunias at Philip Polkinghorne trial: The expressive doctor's epic police interview
OPINION: Polkinghorne seldom shut his mouth in his three-hour police interview.
![The Dickason Family Tragedy: Herald podcast revisits Timaru triple murder](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
The Dickason Family Tragedy: Herald podcast revisits Timaru triple murder
Herald podcast A Moment In Crime looks back at the murder of the Dickason children.
![Philip Polkinghorne in his own words: Jurors hear police interview at surgeon's murder trial](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Philip Polkinghorne in his own words: Jurors hear police interview at surgeon's murder trial
The Auckland eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna.
![Rau Tongia: Jury reaches verdict with two found guilty of murder](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Rau Tongia: Jury reaches verdict with two found guilty of murder
The jury has reached a unanimous verdict.
![Watch: Polkinghorne describes finding wife dead in police interview](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Watch: Polkinghorne describes finding wife dead in police interview
The Auckland eye surgeon is accused of fatally strangling wife Pauline Hanna.
![Expert fears there will be another waterfront death before council completes safety work](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Expert fears there will be another waterfront death before council completes safety work
Dr Frank Stoks gave evidence at the inquest into Sandy Calkin's death in Wellington.
![Philip Polkinghorne describes finding wife dead and final night together](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.nzherald.co.nz/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Philip Polkinghorne describes finding wife dead and final night together
The eye surgeon was interviewed by Detective Ilona Walton on the morning he reported Pauline Hanna dead, April 5, 2021. Video/Pool
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Hundreds gather for Jo Sione-Lauaki’s funeral
Hundreds have gathered following the death of mother-of-eight Jo Sione-Lauaki. Video / Cherie Howie / Alex Burton