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Police are frustrated with the lack of information being disclosed to them in the search for Thomas Phillips and his three children.  Western Waikato Are

An Otorohanga father who sparked a wide-scale search after he went missing with his three young children near Marokopa failed to show up to his first court

The team searching for a man and his three children in a remote part of King Country in September initially thought the family were most likely taken by the ocean.

A man has been charged with wasteful deployment of police resources after sparking a 17-day search and rescue operation at Marokopa. The man, 34, will appe

Thomas Phillips was slammed by police for putting his extended family through "17 days of hell."

They seemed like red herrings at the time, but there were indications the fate of Thomas Phillips and his children was not as grim as many expected.

They seemed like red herrings at the time, but there were indications the fate of Thomas Phillips and his children was not as grim as many expected.

The missing King Country family that were found safe and well today had been living in a tent in dense bush, police have revealed this afternoon. Watch this afternoon's update from police here.

Police are looking into any vehicles Thomas Phillips has recently owned, as the beachside search for him and his three children continues.

Police are appealing for more information as the search for a missing man and his three children last seen near a beach in Marokopa on Saturday evening continues.