AUDIO: NZ fugitive's children found after deadly shootout
Police near the scene of the attempted burglary at the PGG Wrightson store in Piopio on Monday. (Supplied: RNZ/Natalie Akoorie)
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New Zealand man Tom Phillips has been killed in a shootout with police during a burglary in the North Island region of Waikato.
Mr Phillips was at large for four years after he absconded in December 2021 with his three children, all of whom have now been located and are with police.