Napier shootings

Cop killer Jan Molenaar's partner is planning to move back into the bullet-riddled home they shared in Napier.

On the day thousands farewelled Senior Constable Len Snee at his funeral, tributes were also paid to his killer, Jan Molenaar.

Slain Senior Constable Len Snee was a hero every working day, Police Commissioner Howard Broad told mourners in a packed Napier Municipal Theatre today.

Napier has begun its farewell to slain policeman Len Snee, with family, friends, colleagues and politicians packing the Napier Municipal Theatre to pay their last respects.

Napier gunman Jan Molenaar's body was removed from his house yesterday afternoon, as police announced the setting up of a trust fund for the family of the officer he killed.

Police have announced plans for the funeral of slain Senior Constable Len Snee, and  thousands of people are expected to attend.

The family of Napier siege hero Leonard Holmwood say they are providing all the support and care they can for him.

Napier gunman Jan Molenaar was a loner with a persecution complex who was prone to bursts of extreme temper. He liked guns, hated authority, was linked to recreational drugs and steroids, and he was devastated by the death of a brother, who committed suicide.

Police discovered explosives in the Napier house where they found the body of gunman Jan Molenaar today.

Hawke's Bay police dog handlers buoyed by news colleague Grant Diver is likely to survive the Napier shootings, now await news of his dog Fi.