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Fugitive father filmed with children in New Zealand wilderness three years after disappearing

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Tom Phillips and his three children have been spotted together for the first time in nearly three years .

The group was seen together last Thursday on Marokopa farmland, in New Zealand ’s Waikato region, after a chance encounter with teenage pig hunters who pulled out their phones and began filming.

Phillips has not been seen since last November after allegedly stealing a quad bike from a rural property and breaking into a shop in Piopio .

Police have previously said they believed Phillips and the children were being assisted and have urged “anyone who's doing this to please stop”.

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informal

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English

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34

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