Police have apologised to the family in person, saying the situation was "very regrettable".

Lawyer and former police officer Matthew Hague told Mike Hosking he doesn't think there is obvious fault on the part of the ...

Tom Phillips vanished with his three children aged just eight, seven and five for almost four years before finally being shot dead by police ...

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The parents of fugitive Tom Philips, who was fatally shot by police last month, have apologised to the community for their son’s actions. In a letter to the community, published in the King Country ...

The government department in New Zealand responsible for the well-being of children has been preparing for years to look after fugitive Tom Phillips' kids once they were found. Oranga Tamariki, also ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The disappearance of a New Zealand father with his children in a forest for several years before he was discovered and shot dead by the police has prompted the ...

New Zealand police released pictures of a newly discovered second campsite where fugitive Tom Phillips was hiding out with his children, saying he clearly had “outside help” during his four years on ...

Newly released images appear to show how the family was living before Tom Phillips, who had been on the run in New Zealand for almost four years, died in a police shootout on Monday, Sept. 8 Becca ...