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Tom Phillips: How a fugitive took his kids and hid for years in the New Zealand wilderness

Tom Phillips: How a fugitive took his kids and hid for years in the New Zealand wilderness

Update: 2025-09-09
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Tom Phillips, a fugitive father who spent four years hiding in New Zealand’s remote wilderness with his three children was shot dead on Monday by police probing an armed burglary. The children were found unharmed. But why did Phillips disappear in the first place, and how did he manage to evade capture for so long? New Zealand journalist Tony Wall tells the story to Bernice Harrison. 


Produced by Andrew McNair. 


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Tom Phillips: How a fugitive took his kids and hid for years in the New Zealand wilderness

Tom Phillips: How a fugitive took his kids and hid for years in the New Zealand wilderness