New Zealand police released rare images Friday apparently showing a fugitive father whose nearly four years on the run with his children have gripped the country.

Tom Phillips absconded with his three children in December 2021 after a row with his former partner.

He has eluded capture ever since, and police say they think he has been hiding out in the rolling hill country of the North Island's Waikato region.

CCTV images released by the police showed two people with flashlights on their heads -- one clad in dark clothes and a shorter person in camouflage -- outside a store.

Their faces are covered.

"We believe the pair in this footage are Tom and one of his children," Detective Senior Sergeant Andy Saunders told a news conference.

"They were in the area for 13 minutes, having travell

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