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Search For Tom Phillips Children

6 articles · 5 aliases in press · peaked week of 13 Sep 2026 · first seen 18 May 2026

The search for Tom Phillips and his three children, involving police surveillance, public sightings, a shooting incident, and an independent inquiry into police conduct.

The stories behind this signal

across press, releases & commentary · links open at the source
Commentary Why Māori are putting off healthcare, views on the environment, and a snapshot of the Māori electorates MATA (Mihingarangi Forbes) · 16 OctRead ↗ Commentary MATA Reports: Growing up Māori at Gloriavale: Valiant Overcomer's story MATA (Mihingarangi Forbes) · 16 OctRead ↗

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.

tvnz Centre

woman reports man with children in car at roadside

Woman had Phillips in her car, took photo, but police called elsewhere
15 Sep
rnz Centre

key eyewitness account of missing person

Woman told police she had Tom Phillips in her car in May 2023 - but officers were diverted
15 Sep
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Coverage by outlet lean Methodology →

Stacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.

Alias drift

How press outlets have named this topic, week by week.

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Recent headlines

Most recent 6 articles linking to this topic.

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