The camouflaged campsite where a New Zealand bushman father hid his three children has been exposed after he was killed in a shootout with police.

Tom Phillips vanished with his children Jayda, Maverick, and Ember, then aged eight, five and seven respectively, in December 2021.

Two of the kids were found at the campsite in Waikato district in the country’s North Island.

The third child, who helped to locate their siblings, was discovered with Phillips, before the survivalist was killed in a police shootout. Pictures of the site showed two apparently abandoned quadbikes. Officers also recovered weapons and ammunition on the scene.

As of Tuesday, the three children have yet to be reunited with their mother. Phillips was caught when one police officer, responding to reports of a robbery,

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