The Ministry of Education has been included in the inquiry into the Phillips case, but some say issues go beyond one case.

The government department in New Zealand responsible for the well-being of children has been preparing for years to look after fugitive Tom Phillips' kids once they were found. Oranga Tamariki, also ...

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A fugitive father who spent nearly four years on the run with his three young children was killed during a police shootout in New Zealand on Monday, bringing an end to one of the country’s most ...

New Zealand police released pictures of a newly discovered second campsite where fugitive Tom Phillips was hiding out with his children, saying he clearly had “outside help” during his four years on ...

Media organisations have been granted a judicial review of reporting restrictions that were made in the Family Court ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The disappearance of a New Zealand father with his children in a forest for several years before he was discovered and shot dead by the police has prompted the government to ...

The parents of fugitive Tom Philips, who was fatally shot by police last month, have apologised to the community for their son’s actions. In a letter to the community, published in the King Country ...

Newly released images appear to show how the family was living before Tom Phillips, who had been on the run in New Zealand for almost four years, died in a police shootout on Monday, Sept. 8 Becca ...