4 d. ago Evidence at bush camp shows fugitive father had ‘outside help’, NZ police say

Police have released further images of the campsite where Tom Phillips’ children were found after his death on Monday, which appear to show a camp kitchen and sleeping area the family used.

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5 d. ago NZ police scour remote campsite after fugitive shot to work out how children survived

Police are now facing questions about how the site – not far from the road where Tom Phillips was shot dead after almost four years on the run – had remained undetected.

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5 d. ago ‘It’s just left everybody flat’: Locals deflated after fugitive shot dead by police

Police are now facing questions about how a campsite where two children were found – not far from the road where their father was killed after almost four years on the run – had remained undetected.

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6 d. ago NZ children found in remote bush after fugitive father shot dead

A father who disappeared into remote bush with his three children four years ago has been killed in a shootout after an alleged early morning burglary.

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6 d. ago NZ police search for missing children after fugitive father shot dead

A father who disappeared into remote bush with his three children four years ago has been killed in a shootout after an alleged early morning burglary.

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9 d. ago ‘Dezi just loved the bush’: Former friend says fugitive knows how to navigate alpine terrain

Heavily armed police and sniffer dogs visit the property of Ray Kompe, a former friend of Dezi Freeman, as they continue their hunt for the alleged police killer.

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