Police officer shot by Tom Phillips to return to work on ‘light duties’

Natasha GordonLive News Reporter·NZ Herald·31 Jul, 2026 05:18 AM2 mins to read‌The police officer shot by Tom Phillips with a powerful hunting rifle is set to return to work. The police officer shot by Tom Phillips with a powerful hunting rifle is set to return to work. The police officer shot in his head by Tom Phillips with a powerful hunting rifle is set to return to work more than 10 months after the fugitive Marokopa father died in a shootout. Waikato District Commander Scott Gemmell confirmed the officer injured on the morning of September 8