What happened
Christine Lundy and her daughter Amber were killed in their Palmerston North home in 2000. Christine’s husband, Mark Lundy, became the focus of the investigation.
The investigation
The prosecution relied on a combination of timing, financial evidence and forensic material. Lundy’s first conviction was later quashed by the Privy Council, leading to a retrial.
What the courts or investigators concluded
He was convicted again in 2015 and remains imprisoned, while continuing to maintain his innocence and challenge aspects of the forensic case.
Why the case remains significant
The long-running litigation has made the case a major New Zealand example of how changing forensic science and appellate review can reshape a murder prosecution years after the original verdict.
Case context
Crime by Region organizes cases geographically so readers can move from one file to other investigations from the same country. For unresolved or contested cases, the wording above reflects the distinction between confirmed events, investigative theories and findings actually established in court.