Partner wants to 'correct' siege story

Delwyn Keefe has returned to the siege house. Photo / Janna Dixon

The partner of Napier gunman Jan Molenaar plans to continue living in the house at the centre of the siege with her mother and children.

Delwyn Keefe said she wanted to "set the record straight" about the three-day drama but she was unable to go into details before her pending court appearance on Thursday.

The 44-year-old first appeared in the Napier District Court two days ago on charges of selling cannabis.

Police alleged Keefe had sold the Class C drug over the past 4 years, and offered to sell it the day Molenaar shot and killed Senior Constable Len Snee and wounded two other officers and a civilian during a search at his home in Chaucer Rd South, Napier.

Police have previously said two cannabis plants were found in a spare room and eight to 10 "ounce" bags of cannabis in a garage after Molenaar was found dead from a self-inflicted shot to the head on May 9.

His death ended a siege that shut down dozens of streets in Napier for about 51 hours.

The searches also revealed 18 loaded firearms.

Yesterday, Keefe said reports in the media that her house was "bullet-riddled" were incorrect.

Clad in a dressing gown and talking through the fence of the property about midday, she said only the windows were smashed.

She said several media organisations, including Australian agencies, had offered her "big money" to share her story.

Molenaar's dog Luger, which disappeared as its owner fired the shots that started the siege, is living with Keefe on the property, as are her mother and children. Cousins from Australia were visiting last night.

Molenaar was returning home from walking the female Staffordshire-cross, named after the German pistol, when he confronted police.

Throughout the siege, a neighbour fed the dog.

Police handed the home back to Keefe last Wednesday after finishing their scene examination.

Relatives and friends comforted Keefe before entering the house to conduct a cleansing ceremony. They brought essentials such as food, cleaning products and blankets.

Yesterday, some windows had been fixed but the ones at the front of the house were still boarded up.