Cyclist dies following crash with vehicle in Te Aroha

Tom Phillips' body released, certain details remain suppressed

Police said staff had spent the last three days canvassing the area where the man had been hiding out with his children.

'Shots fired, shots fired!' - how police closed in on Tom Phillips

Dramatic audio highlights police closing in on fugitive Tom Phillips early on Monday morning, and the moment an officer reported shots had been fired.

Child held gun as police approached Phillips' campsite – report

The child was persuaded to put it down and the children were taken into care without incident.

Inside the four-year search for Tom Phillips and his children

A look inside Operation Curly, the four-year investigation that gripped the nation.