The Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) has concluded that the officer who fatally shot Tom Phillips on Te Anga Road on 8 September 2025 was ‘legally justified’ in acting ‘in self-defence’.
Phillips, who had been sought by Police since disappearing with his children in December 2021, was considered armed and highly dangerous following suspected offending involving firearms. After a reported burglary in Piopio, officers tracked Phillips as he fled on a quad bike and successfully deployed road spikes. Phillips then shot Officer A twice, causing near-fatal injuries. When Officers C and D arrived seconds later, they saw Phillips pointing his rifle towards them, with Officer D believing he was about to be shot. Officer D fired five rounds, three of which struck Phillips. The IPCA found the force was proportionate to the imminent threat, and also ruled that the subsequent medical response and aftercare were appropriate.
However, the IPCA identified significant shortcomings in Police command and control during the operation. A specific Operation Curly response plan existed for any encounter with Phillips, but it had not been provided to the Police Communications Centre and frontline officers were unaware of it.
There was also confusion over who was acting as Incident Controller, with the Comms Shift Commander failing to take an active command role and frontline officers repeatedly seeking direction from an already heavily occupied District Command Centre supervisor. The IPCA found this caused delays and left officers without clear instructions, particularly after Phillips’ quad bike was spiked.
Police have accepted the findings and say additional command-and-control training and scenario exercises have since been introduced.
The shortcomings of the family court created this mess.
Another man dead, a drug-taking attic woman is triumphant.
Blessing to the children.
Why did Tom Phillips take his children. What was he saving them from?
I don’t know either. But I know for sure the cops were seriously hunting him. I expect it will be a while before one of his children says something – if they ever get the chance.
Oh there will be a 1News documentary on it a few years from now, BELIEVE that.
0% chance they haven’t already been brainwashing and propagandising those kids like crazy this past year. Probably have them meeting with state psychiatrists and “social workers” on a weekly basis, coaching them on exactly what to say.
Of course they would say this. When has there ever been a case of police being held accountable for anything?
The public don’t have access to the full story. The police are not being transparent. Police specially trained marksman happened to be assigned to ending Philips evasion that night. Let that sink in. Police had a pre-determined outcome when the boxed Tom in. There was no de-escalation.
Would you expect any other verdict from the ‘Independant’ Police Conduct Authority?
I have a problem with their meaning of the word ‘independence.’
So the police investigated themselves again, imagine my surprise.
This ruling is meant to clean egg off the faces of police
The New Zealand Company always looks after its own.
VOTE FOR THE NEW ZEALAND LOYAL PARTY, AND THE CAUSE OF THIS (THE FAMILY COURT) WILL BE OVERHAULED!!!!
Just like central and local government in New Zealand, you can’t have independence without independent accountability. Letting these small groups in our society, including police monitor themselves should never be an option. We need change in NZ like never before.
Of course the enquiry parameters didn’t extend to the circumstances that drove a dad to protect his children from a hard drug taking ex-wife.
The truth is never revelled unless the full story is told.
The behaviour of the family court in both NZ and Australia has resulted in a huge waste of police resources, mental health for the victims including
Tom Phillips shot dead
3 Children mental health for life.
The policeman shot in the head
The policeman’s family.
The victims extended family
The nations outrage.
Male suicides stats.
This drug taking mother, the police planners, the family court, the ignorant judge, the politicians who continue to allow this family court madness have all a lot to answer for.
History will show the complete shameful feminist movement is costing this nation everything from financial to asset security.enormous costs in relation to housing, police time, court cost that has to be covered by the taxpayers.
The only group benefitting are lawyers who choose to suck the victims and nation dry. Keeping the ball in play for as long as their clients can pay or legal aid is handed out.
All politicians need to pay attention to Pauline Hanson’s popularity. Where is it coming from?
These types of victims are seeking relief from this crap. The vast majority of men. their parents, grownup children and relatives are the increasing force behind Pauline Hanson’s continuing success.
And don’t get me started on the birthrate or the woman now childless, renting.
If Pauline manages to change the family act to protect property ownership and fathers rights, I and I suspect many will sell up and leave NZ for a place where we are respected and cared for.
I read somewhere (I think USA) the judges would appoint the loser mothers the children to get the tax income from the fathers child support to the mother.
The problem with Pauline Hanson is that SHE SUPPORTS ISRAEL, AND IN DOING SO WILL INDIRECTLY SUPPORT GLOBAL NOAHIDE LAW where we will all be legally enslaved to Israel and the J3w$ as their slaves! And Noahide Law allows for child trafficking!!!
https://jewtruth.com/video/wewillimposenoahidelawsonallcountriesrabbiyisraelariel/#6
https://thewinepress.substack.com/p/it-begins-israel-to-host-worlds-first
https://noahideworldcenter.org/pages/congress
https://unshackledtruthministry.substack.com/p/the-noahide-mandate-donald-trump
Pauline in action!…
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-rAzXOS7Tn4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=effBa4dKnLM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nt5depA4QA
Do we all now understand why & where her campaign donations and MSM coverage is coming from????
AND-
If you don;t submit to Noahide Law being blended into your country’s laws & statutes, here’s what will happen to YOU!
(go to :20 minutes in the below video, then watch the rest of the same…)
https://odysee.com/@thecrowhouse:2/The-True-Face-of-Israel:9
https://odysee.com/@thecrowhouse:2/The-Most-Evil-State-in-the-History-of-The-World:d
People living in Florida who are disgusted with this Zionist shit are now seeing the below occurring;
https://rumble.com/v76c6ac-israeli-spyware-firm-builds-jewish-secret-police-to-arrest-floridians-for-w.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp_a
Small towns in Florida are being displaced for these ‘Kibbutzes’ that are taking over entire cities…with consents to build in record time!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U96XMkXwpCk
These Kibbutzes are also serving as hubs for Mossad operations…
Once these ‘J3wi$h-only’ communities / kibbutzes are built, or entire towns & cities taken over by the same, one can expect the below-
https://www.hadassahmagazine.org/2007/02/12/jewish-state-florida/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cubO0lhOMcs&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsxGQ0gE_Rc
Whatever success Pauline Hanson can deliver for families, this will be short-lived in the long run!
The police say themselves are fine.
✌️Independent✌️