Crime
Police Minister on Tom Phillips shooting
Police Minister Mark Mitchell will visit the officer critically injured in the Waikato shootout with Tom Phillips. Mitchell spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
South-Auckland resident taken off state housing waiting list
A resident of a state housing block in South Auckland says she wants to move somewhere else after assaults and a gang-related shooting in her building. Amy Williams has her story. Audio
Ōtorohanga mayor on Tom Phillips shooting
The police say one of Marokopa fugitive Tom Phillips' children gave crucial information which helped officers find their two missing siblings on Monday afternoon. Ōtorohanga district mayor Max Baxter… Audio
Four-year search for Tom Phillips' children ends
The four-year search for fugitive Tom Phillips' children is at an end. Reporter Kate Green spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Police Commissioner on Tom Phillips
Tom Phillips' children have all been brought out of the bush and are in the care of police and relevant agencies. Police Commissioner Richard Chambers spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Six dead after shooting at bus stop in Jerusalem
Six people have been killed at a bus stop shooting in Jerusalem. Correspondent Blake Sifton spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Philips faces French criminal investigation over sleep apnoea recall
Prosecutors opened a criminal probe into Philips in June over its recall of sleep apnoea devices.
Questions remain about how Tom Phillips and children survived for so long
A day after the police shot dead fugitive Marokopa man Tom Phillips and his children were found, questions remain about how they survived in the rugged, isolated Waitomo bush country for four years… Audio
Tom Phillips: The day everything came to a close
The fugitive and his children had evaded New Zealand police for almost four years.
Stolen $130k trophy reappears in woman's home nine months later
The gold-carved trophy reappeared just days before a woman linked to its disappearance appeared in court.
Psychologist on likely effects of ordeal on Marokopa children
Child psychologist Doctor Sarah Watson joins Emile Donovan. Audio
The four-year search for fugitive Tom Phillips
For years, he was a ghost - slipping in and out of the bush, seen only in grainy footage. Now Tom Phillips is dead. What happened and where are his children?
Children still missing after Tom Phillips shot dead
Confronting and devastating - that is the reaction to a shootout early this morning which has left a police officer critically injured and missing man, Tom Phillips, dead. Phillips has been on the run… Audio
PM says country 'thinking and praying' for shot police officer
The Prime Minister has said the country is "thinking and praying" for the police officer that was shot in Waitomo in the early hours of this morning. A four year manhunt for Marokopa father Tom… Audio
Two people injured in assault in Waihi
Police say the pair were known to each other, and a person was arrested at the scene.
Bodies in suitcases murder trial to begin
The trial for a woman accused of murdering her two children and leaving their remains in suitcases began in the High Court at Auckland on Monday.
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 8 September 2025
In today's episode, after evading police for nearly 4 years, Marakopa fugitive Tom Phillips is dead - one child is in custody and two others are missing. Phillips and his three children Jayda… Audio
Landlord crammed tenants into caravans, garages and a bus
A Queenstown landlord who crammed tenants into partitioned rooms, garages, caravans and a bus has been ordered to pay $81,050 on behalf of 117 tenants.
ANZ to pay millions to settle false representations case
ANZ bank has admitted to making false representations in two separate cases, resulting in more than $4 million in overcharges.
