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"publishedAt": "2026-04-12T06:14:53.000Z",
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"textContent": "Ethan Phillips told the Nelson District Court he let anger \"get the better of him\" when he took a running chainsaw to the house where his ex was, cut up furniture and then hacked down a tree so she couldn't leave. Photo: Getty Images A man took a chainsaw to a house where his ex had gone, yelling at her from outside as he used the tool to slice up furniture and then cut down a tree so she and others couldn’t leave the property.",
"title": "Tākaka man imprisoned for threatening ex with power tool"
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