2026-09-15 eddf0d7e45ffcb50258c65453b52a5321200f833 1 New Zealand 2 /wiki/new%20zealand Oranga Tamariki 37 /wiki/oranga%20tamariki Phillips family disappearances 1 /wiki/phillips%20family%20disappearances police 14 /wiki/new%20zealand%20police possessed firearms 71 /wiki/gun%20law%20in%20new%20zealand New Zealand Oranga Tamariki Phillips family disappearances police possessed firearms Phillips family disappearances /feed/2026/09/15/a-new-zealand-inquiry-finds-that-police-and-oranga-tamariki-failed-to-act-on-warnings-that-tom-phillips-might-abduct-his AFP via France 24 15 77d887989f985669063f6e8425ef2d11fd3a3dfd 9 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260915-new-zealand-agencies-missed-red-flags-in-child-kidnapping-case-inquiry 2026 A New Zealand inquiry finds that police and Oranga Tamariki failed to act on warnings that Tom Phillips might abduct his three children and possessed firearms, contributing to missed opportunities to prevent or end their nearly four-year disappearance.