On the 7th of May 2009, Senior Constables Len Snee, Grant Diver and Bruce Miller arrived at 41 Chaucer Rd in Napier to serve a search warrant on Jan Molenaar for the growing of cannabis. This was just a routine warrant, something they had done countless times. What was meant to be an ordinary procedure turned into three of New Zealand’s darkest days and ended with one police officer dead, two officers critically injured and a member of the public fighting for his life. In some fifty hours Jan Molenaar made a permanent and devastating imprint upon the national psyche of New Zealand as he changed the lives of individuals, families, a police community, and a city. The siege was one of the worst and unexpected cases of violence both Napier and New Zealand had witnessed and it was all the more shocking because of its ordinary suburban backdrop.
Credits
Siege Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Joel Tobeck
He was 41, now 52 years old
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as Sam Hoyle |
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Alistair Browning
He was 58, 65 years old when he died
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as Mike O'Leary |
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Miriama Smith
She was 36, now 47 years old
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as Delwyn Keefe |
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Kirk Torrance
He was 47, now 59 years old
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as Heath Jones |
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Phil Brown
He was 53, 46 years old when he died
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as Dennis Hurworth |
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Laurie Dee
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as Kevin Kalff |
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Nathalie Boltt
She was 38, now 50 years old
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as Vicki Snee |
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Mark Warren
He was 52, now 64 years old
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as Brad Clark |
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Mark Mitchinson
He was 45, now 57 years old
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as Jan Molenaar |
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Jason Whyte
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as Ryan Wood |
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Jon Cummings
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as Lenny Holmwood |
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Will Hall
He was 46, now 58 years old
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as Bruce Miller |
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Andrew Robertt
He was 43, now 55 years old
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as Mike Burne |
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Toby Leach
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as Grant Diver |
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Peter Feeney
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as Paul Symonds |
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Darren Young
He was 32, now 44 years old
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as Len Snee |
Siege Crew
