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 life. The Front Page covered the mammoth nine-week trial in the series: Accused: The Polkinghorne Trial. Today on The Front Page, executive producer Mark McNeill is with us to talk about the trial, the documentary, and the life of Pauline. Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Host: Chelsea DanielsSound Engineer: Richard MartinProducer: Ethan SillsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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NZH Presents - Mr Asia: A Forgotten History
In the 1970s, the Mr Asia drug syndicate was one of the largest sellers of heroin in the world. The group began in New Zealand, with two men at its centre: Marty Johnstone and Terry Clark. As the syndicate spread around the world, for a few years, they were living the high life. And then, they started killing each other. In the new season of A Forgotten History, from the New Zealand Herald and Bird of Paradise Productions, John Daniell and Noelle McCarthy revisit the lives and crimes of these two men, their associates, and how their actions changed drug culture in New Zealand. Episodes available now wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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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 acquittal. A jury came back with the not guilty verdict in September – a moment that would not be mark the end of this saga. That’s because on day one of the trial, former Auckland eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne pleaded guilty to meth charges. Today, he was sentenced to 150 hours community service – for possession of meth and a pipe. You can listen to episodes of Accused: The Polkinghorne Trial through The Front Page podcast feed, or find it on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts. This series is presented and produced by, Chelsea Daniels, with producer Ethan Sills and sound engineers Paddy Fox and Richard Martin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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NZH Presents: Heaven's Helpline
Heaven's Helpline is a new investigative podcast from the NZ Herald. When journalist Murray Jones started looking into the finances of the Mormon church in New Zealand, an intriguing Facebook post alerted him to a much bigger - and much darker - scandal. From the NZ Herald, Heaven's Helpline is a six-part investigation into how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints built a system that protects its wealth and reputation – and shields sexual predators from the law. Listen to episodes now wherever you get your podcasts. Funded by NZ on Air. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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NZH Presents - Chasing Ghosts: The Puppeteer
In the new season of the true-crime podcast, Chasing Ghosts, join NZ Herald senior reporter David Fisher as he re-investigates the case of potentially New Zealand's worst catfisher. After exposing her in 2011, he thought she had learned her lesson, until receiving an email nearly a decade after he last thought about the case. Listen to episodes now in the Chasing Ghosts feed wherever you get your podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
From 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 of 30 years, Philip Polkinghorne, on Easter Monday 2021.
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.
Over the coming weeks, The Front Page host Chelsea Daniels will be reporting regularly from the Auckland High Court as Polkinghorne stands trial.
Follow Accused: The Polkinghorne Trial on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.
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