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Public Inquiry Into Phillips Case

12 items · 8 aliases · peaked week of 26 Jul 2026 · first seen 3 May 2026

A public inquiry investigating how authorities handled the case of Tom Phillips, who disappeared with his children, including reviews of agency conduct and the final report's timeline.

The stories behind this signal

across press, releases & commentary · links open at the source
News Release of Tom Phillips inquiry report expected this month NZ Herald · 8 SepRead ↗ News Release of Tom Phillips inquiry report expected this month RNZ · 8 SepRead ↗ News One year on, we still don't know how Tom Phillips hid his children in the bush for four years RNZ · 8 SepRead ↗

Sample framings

Up to 12 framings across outlets and orientations — each a short phrase the extractor generated to characterise the piece's editorial angle (not a quote). Filter by lean to see how each bloc is spinning the story; click through to read the original.

national-party Centre-right

prudent extension for clarity and care

\\ \\ **Final report on Phillips Children Inquiry extended**\\ \\ 28 July, 2026\\ \\ Chris Bishop
28 Jul
beehive Government / N-A

government extends deadline for accountability

Final report on Phillips Children Inquiry extended
27 Jul

Volume by source orientation Methodology →

Stacked weekly counts; colour by lean. “n/a” covers government and iwi-Māori sources where lean isn't applicable.

Alias drift

How this topic has been named, week by week. A new alias winning out is usually a framing shift.

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In the press Methodology →

How the news corpus has covered this same topic over the last 12 weeks. 8 articles from RNZ, Stuff, NZ Herald, ODT, 1News, Newsroom and The Spinoff. Click through to the press view for the full panel.

12-week press volume 8 articles
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