1 week ago Fugitive father Tom Phillips was not fit to hold firearms licence

One of Tom Phillips' campsites he and the children lived at. Photo: NZ Police By Kirsty Johnston of RNZ  Police records show fugitive father Tom Phillips' firearms licence was suspended just weeks after his first disappearance in 2021, and later revoked when he was deemed "not a fit and proper person" to hold a gun.

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1 week ago Life sentence for Qld beach killer who spent years in hiding

Toyah Cordingley's body was found by her father half-buried in sand dunes. Photo: Supplied / Queensland Police A former nurse must serve a 25-year non-parole period for fatally stabbing Toyah Cordingley, seven years after her body was discovered on an isolated beach.

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3 w. ago 'Significant public interest': Inquiry into handling of Phillips case

An inset of Tom Phillips at one of his campsites. Photo: RNZ / Supplied / Police By Sam Sherwood of RNZ The government has announced an inquiry into the handling of the Tom Phillips case by government authorities.

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3 w. ago 'Careful and diligent' mountain guide who fell to his death was father of two young children

Thomas Vialletet. Photo: Supplied A Wānaka mountain guide who fell to his death with a client on Aoraki / Mt Cook was "careful and diligent" with experience climbing the mountain.

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