Remuera death: Police speak to masseuse and barber known to grieving husband
14 May, 2021 09:08 PM
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Detectives investigating the mysterious death of Pauline Hanna, left, have spoken to a barber and a female masseuse known to her husband, Philip Polkinghorne (right). Photo / File
Detectives investigating the mysterious death of Pauline Hanna, left, have spoken to a barber and a female masseuse known to her husband, Philip Polkinghorne (right). Photo / File
NZ Herald
Detectives investigating the mysterious death of a former health boss have broadened their inquiries – interviewing a barber and a female masseuse known to her husband.
Pauline Hanna, 63, was found dead at the $4 million home she shared with her husband Philip Polkinghorne, who is a prominent eye surgeon, on April 5. The pair had been married for almost 30 years.
Reefton revival - small town sniffs gold fever
13 minutes to read The rock face is a dripping mask of greywacke and argillite, illuminated by the lights of the jumbo , as the rock drilling machine is known in mining jargon. The diamond drills extend toward the tunnel s end, manipulated by twin booms. Once the drilling is complete, explosives finish the job and the tunnel advances at a rate of about 8 metres a day.
The drills are silent for the moment but despite the damp, the air is dusty. And the tunnel is filled with the thrum of the ventilation system and the low rumble of a huge front-end loader. Back and forth it travels between the rubble in the tunnel s depths and the surface, a length of some 300m.
Can you have more than 150 friends?
11 May, 2021 10:29 PM
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Scientists are debating how many friendships one person can maintain. Photo / 123RF
New York Times
By: Jenny Gross
A new study questions that figure, known as Dunbar s number. The Oxford professor for whom it is named, Robin Dunbar, dismissed the findings as absolutely bonkers.
Just how many friends can one person have? In a 1993 study, Robin Dunbar, a British anthropologist, theorised that humans could have no more than about 150 meaningful relationships, a measure that became known as Dunbar s number.
But researchers at Stockholm University published a paper last week calling that number into question, finding that people could have far more friends if they put in the effort.
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