Police in south-west Waikato are urging farmers to check for missing stock as they ramp up their search for runaway dad Tom Phillips. Mr Phillips and his three children, Jayda, Maverick, and Ember, have been missing since December 2021. Multiple sightings last week sparked a renewed search for the family. But since then, Phillips has gone to ground, and aside from a stolen ute he ditched on the side of the road, he and his children appear to have disappeared into thin air. Tom Taylor and cameraman Nick Monro with the latest from Marokopa. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default default/index.html?videoId=6332769996112
By Tom Taylor of RNZ
Police in southwest Waikato are stepping up their search for runaway dad Tom Phillips.
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