Family of fugitive dad ‘Bushman’ hiding for FOUR YEARS in wilderness with his kids pen letter begging him to 'come home'

THE family of a notorious fugitive 'Bushman' dad has penned a passionate letter urging him to come home.

Tom Phillips has been on the run in New Zealand with his three kids since 2021.

He was allegedly spotted in a layby on State Highway 4, south of Te Kūiti back in February.

One concerned member of the public spotted four people , an adult man and three children, dressed in camouflage.

But the 36-year-old and his three kids - Jayda, 11, Maverick, 10 and Ember, nine - are still in hiding across the North Island wilderness .

Members of his family have now broken their silence in a heartfelt plea for him to return home after years on the move.

Speaking to Paddy Gower for Stuff.co.nz, the family shared a letter begging him to come back.

It reads: "Tom - I feel really sad that y