Justice Lang said while he expected the trial to wrap up next week, he didn't want to rush the jury to make a decision.

The murder trial of Philip Polkinghorne enters its final phase next week, the final witnesses having concluded their evidence this morning.

The jury will listen again to a secret recording of Pauline Hanna, and to Philip Polkinghorne's call to emergency services.

The jury has been sent home for the day and will consider their verdict tomorrow.

The jury has been sent home for the day and will consider their verdict tomorrow.

Delivering the last of their closing arguments, prosecutors said the murder-accused surgeon also had the time and knowledge to stage his wife's death.

As the jury begins to consider the evidence, here's a recap of how this case unfolded.

The jury in the murder trial of former Auckland eye surgeon says they will not reach a verdict tonight, after hours of deliberation.

The jury in the murder trial of former Auckland eye surgeon says they will not reach a verdict tonight, after hours of deliberation.

The conflicting views of two IT experts have been revisited in the trial of Philip Polkinghorne.