New photos, released by New Zealand Police on October 24, 2025, show the living conditions at two key campsites used by Tom Phillips during his time on the run with his three children. Pictured: One of the hideouts, east of Marokopa. New Zealand Police

Police investigating how a father hid his children from the world for almost four years in dense New Zealand wilderness have released new images of two makeshift camps where they believe the family spent most of their time.

The photos of remote bush hideouts used by Tom Phillips, who was shot dead by police last month, show two large “established” camps which were “heavily concealed” by thick vegetation, north and east of Marokopa, on the country’s western coast.

Detectives believe they served as the family’s main strongholds, enabling

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