Tom Phillips had been evading capture since December 2021 when he fled into bushland with his three young children

Police remain at the scene in Waitomo, in western Waikato early Monday morning.

Phillips, who has been on the run with his children for four years, was shot by police after the attempted burglary of a building in Piopio, authorities said

Fugitive father who has been on the run with his children for four years was shot by police after an attempted burglary of a building in Piopio, authorities say

As for how Tom Phillips had managed to survive in the unforgiving elements for so long, the general consensus in Marokopa was that it wasn't due to bushcraft skills alone...

Police remain tight-lipped about the some wild speculation after New Zealand fugitive Tom Phillips was shot dead by an officer on Monday.

Tom Phillips was killed after robbing an agricultural supplies store with one of his children.

Sightings of Phillips and his three children were rare over the years and mystery surrounded how they survived in the remote wilderness

Man who absconded with his three children in 2021 shot dead after firing on police, authorities say.

Tom Phillips had been evading capture since December 2021 when he fled into bushland with his three young children

Police on Monday shot and killed a man they believe is a suspect who had evaded capture for more than 3 1/2 years after he disappeared into rural New Zealand with his three…

Tom Phillips disappeared with his three children in 2021 after losing a custody battle.

A New Zealand father who disappeared with his three children into the wilderness has been killed in a shootout with cops.

The 2021 disappearance of Tom Phillips and his children confounded investigators in New Zealand.

After a handful of chance encounters and brief sightings, the fugitive was shot dead on Monday morning.

Tom Phillips fled into bushland with his three young children in December 2021, following a custody battle with their mother

Police also found a stash of firearms and ammunition at the campsite surrounded by dense vegetation.

After four years on the run with their father, Phillips three children have all been located and are ‘doing well under the circumstances’, say authorities

Shot dead yesterday by police in New Zealand having attempted to rob a shop, Tom Phillips, one of the world's most notorious fugitives, somehow still divides opinions.

Tom Phillips was shot dead by police after nearly four years on the run with his three children.

Tom Phillips' three children after four years on the run after makeshift campsite found