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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

Thomas Phillips and his three children have gone camping again - three months ago they were not seen for 18 days, sparking a massive search.

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.

Thomas Phillips has been charged with wasting police time and resources, but his brother says the family isn't too worried.

The 34-year-old will appear in court next month on a charge of causing wasteful deployment of police personnel and resources.

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

The 34-year-old will appear in court next month on a charge of causing wasteful deployment of police personnel and resources.

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.

Relatives of the Marokopa family that went missing for 17 days have shed some light on the conditions they faced in a tent in dense bush while an extensive