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Polkinghorne sentenced to community service, fine wouldn't be 'sufficient'

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 1 Nov 2024, 10:11am
Philip Polkinghorne in the Auckland High Court. Photo / TVNZ POOL
Philip Polkinghorne in the Auckland High Court. Photo / TVNZ POOL

Polkinghorne sentenced to community service, fine wouldn't be 'sufficient'

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 1 Nov 2024, 10:11am

A community service sentence ends the saga of Philip Polkinghorne. 

The former Auckland eye surgeon has returned to the High Court in Auckland today – more than a month after he was acquitted of murdering his wife Pauline Hanna. 

He's been sentenced to 150 hours community work after admitting to a meth charge.  

The Front Page's Chelsea Daniels spoke to Kerre Woodham from the High Court at Auckland and says the possibility of a fine was discussed. 

She says Justice Graham Lang didn't believe a fine would be enough to hold Polkinghorne to account, given his “healthy” financial position. 

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