Shannon PitmanOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Whangārei·NZ Herald·16 Jul, 2026 05:00 AM4 mins to readAudrey Thompson at her trial in the High Court at Whangārei for the murder of Arthur Tahere. Photo / Shannon PitmanAudrey Thompson at her trial in the High Court at Whangārei for the murder of Arthur Tahere. Photo / Shannon PitmanAfter two weeks of evidence, a jury vanished behind closed doors for days to consider whether Audrey Hineteau Thompson meant to kill Arthur Tahere when she stabbed him in the neck with a beer bottle.
When they finally filed back in, their answer was absolute and unanimous – she
