Media Insider: Tom Phillips case – Dame Julie Christie on her police Netflix documentary; Hosking, Du Plessis-Allan talk Newstalk ZB success and their futures

NZME Editor-at-Large·NZ Herald·17 Sep, 2026 05:17 PM16 mins to read‌TV producer Dame Julie Christie says she is in regular communication with police over her Netflix documentary on the Tom Phillips investigation; Newstalk ZB hosts Heather Du Plessis-Allan and Mike Hosking. Photo montage Phil Welch; Photos / Alyse Wright, supplied Dame Julie Christie says her Tom Phillips police Netflix documentary is probably the most important project of her career. She says if NZ doesn’t tell the story, an overseas producer likely will, with little regard for law or facts. She has also accused the media of a ‘vindictive’ jealousy campaign.