Psychologist on state of Tom Phillips' children

Update: 2025-09-08

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Tom Phillips has died in a shooting involving police in Waikato on Monday morning, nearly four years after he took his three children into the bush. Victoria University clinical psychologist Dougal Sutherland spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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Psychologist on state of Tom Phillips' children

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Psychologist on state of Tom Phillips' children

Psychologist on state of Tom Phillips' children