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Tom Phillips absconded with his three children in 2021 after an alleged dispute with their mother. Police now say the siblings were found safe and are "doing well"

Their mother, Cat, says she still hasn't been given a plan or timeline for reunification

Police shot Phillips dead during an early-morning confrontation this week

The mother of three New Zealand children who were found safe at a remote campsite after vanishing with their father nearly four years ago says she still hasn’t been told when she’ll be reunited with them — even as authorities say the siblings are safe and “doing well under the circumstances.”

Cat — identified by just her first name in local reporting — told RNZ’s Mata that there is no timeline or plan for reunification with her children Jayda, 1

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