Wellington : Two children have been found at a remote bush camp in New Zealand following an intense search of the area, after their fugitive father was shot dead by police south of Auckland this morning.

Tom Phillips was killed in a shootout in Waikato after nearly four years on the run with his three children, now aged nine, 10 and 12. One of the children was with Phillips when he died and helped police locate the siblings in what police described as rough and rugged surroundings.

The children were found about 4.30pm local time (2.30pm AEST) after hours of searching, near the road where their father was killed in a shootout that also left a police officer seriously injured with multiple gunshot wounds, including to the head.

“They’ve been found in a campsite not far from here, further

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