Neighbours hear gunfire during police shootout with Tom Phillips

Wednesday 10 September 2025 · 5 outlets · 2 reports · updated Wed 10 Sep 2025, 1:27pm

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A local family heard rapid gunfire while sleeping near the site of a shootout between police and Tom Phillips. The incident occurred at a farm in Waitomo, where the fugitive's former wife has been employed within the last year.

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1. The Post via StuffWed 10 Sep 2025, 7:38am

   Woken in the night by gunfire - the farm where the Tom Phillips shootout erupted (opens in new tab)

   Also on Waikato Times (opens in new tab), Stuff (opens in new tab), The Press (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldWed 10 Sep 2025, 1:27pm

   Mother of Tom Phillips’ children worked hundreds of metres away from where ex-partner was shot (opens in new tab)