- The Remuera house where Pauline Hanna was found dead is for sale.
- Hanna’s husband was found not guilty of murder after an eight-week trial.
- The listing agent is only showing the house to qualified buyers.
The Auckland house where health chief Pauline Hanna was found dead is back on the market for sale, nearly five months after her husband was found not guilty of murdering her.
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Hanna, 63, was found dead on Easter Monday of 2021 at the Remuera home she shared with husband Philip Polkinghorne.
The New Zealand Herald reported earlier this month that the four-bedroom house in Remuera was set for sale after Polkinghorne transferred ownership of the property to his sister at the end of last year.
The retired eye surgeon told the Herald he no longer lived at the house and that he was “looking forward to the future”.
“Where I have moved to is my personal business,” he said.
Philip Polkinghorne was found not guilty of murdering his wife Pauline Hanna. Photo / Dean Purcell
Pauline Hanna with her brother Bruce. Hanna was found dead at her home in 2021. Photo / Supplied
The Upland Road property, which has an RV of $6.2 million, has been listed twice before by Polkinghorne – first in July 2021 with Ray White and then again in 2022 with New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty. On both occasions, the property was withdrawn from sale after several months on the market.
The listing agent this time around is Gary Wallace, from Bayleys, who regularly deals with high-end properties in the Remuera area.
He said he was not “disregarding” the house’s past, but his listing was there to highlight the positives, including property’s location and luxury finish. “The fact is it’s a beautifully designed home in a premium location,” Wallace told OneRoof.
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“We know that there has been a death in the house. It is unfortunate and we’re very respectful of that. It’s been an incredibly challenging time but we are trying to focus on the fact that it is a wonderful home.
“Hopefully there will be a family out there who will appreciate it for what it is.”
Wallace said there would be no open homes for the property, and that he would only show it to qualified buyers. “We don’t want to get in the way of price. I can simply say that we have a motivated vendor who would like to see the home go to the next buyer.”
The property looks out over Auckland’s Orakei basin. Photo / Supplied
The 376sqm, four-bedroom house is spacious and is being pitched at families. Photo / Supplied
Wallace noted that Polkinghorne was no longer on the title and that his client was Polkinghorne’s sister.
Hanna was the executive project director at the Counties Manukau District Health Board and an executive responsible for the Covid-19 response at procurement company Healthsource.
Polkinghorne was charged with her murder in 2022, but a jury found him not guilty of the charge after an eight-week trial in 2024.
- 121 Upland Road, Remuera, Auckland, is for sale, deadline closing March 20
