New Zealand police say a search of the remote bush camp where fugitive father Tom Phillips was hiding out with his children has revealed he clearly had “outside help” during his almost four years on the run.

Phillips – who went into hiding with his three children in December 2021– was killed on Monday during a shoot-out with police on a remote country road south of Auckland. A police officer suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the incident, including to the head. He is recovering in hospital after multiple surgeries.

New images from police appear to show a camp kitchen at the remote bush camp where Tom Phillips’ children were found on Monday. Credit: NZ Police

A shelter erected at the Phillips campsite. Credit: NZ Police

Phillips’ eldest child, Jayda, 12, was with him during th

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