Footage shows New Zealand fugitive on run for years breaking into store, police say

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Father vanished into wilderness with three children in 2021, sparking one of New Zealand’s most high-profile manhunts

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New Zealand police have released CCTV footage they believe shows a fugitive father and one of his children breaking into a shop in the rural town of Piopio, nearly four years after the family vanished into the bush.

Footage shows New Zealand fugitive on run for years breaking into store, police say

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