In brief, during the covid madness, Tom took his three kids, and lived in the bush with them for 4 years. The childrens mother is/was a druggie and not that capable.
Tom was eventually shot and killed by police in a dramatic showdown.
The story has gone curiously quiet since then, and the kids have gone into state care. It’s evident that whats out in the news is carefully stage managed, and the real story is buried -dead men tell no tales.

I have been slow to write on the tragic end of the ‘Rambo-Dad Saga’… Tom Phillips, Hide and seek world champion… The Father who Took his 3 children into the New Zealand Bush and alluded pole for 4 years. There was an Eclipse the very hour he was shot and Killed. An Evil sign in…
The New Zealand Police Kill Outlaw Dad. Tom Phillips.
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