All three children of New Zealand fugitive Tom Phillips have now been rescued after their father was killed during a shootout with cops.
New Zealand Police Acting Deputy Commissioner Jill Rogers revealed Maverick, 10, and Ember, 9, were found safe and well at a campsite at 4.30pm on Monday.
The discovery came about thanks to crucial information provided by their older sibling Jayda, 12.
It comes hours after Phillips was shot dead in front of Jayda after an attempted burglary of a rural farm supply store.
A witness called police at about 2.30am on Monday after spotting Phillips and Jayda, dressed in ‘farm clothing’ and wearing headlamps, stealing from the PGG Wrightson store in Piopio, western Waikato, on the country’s North Island.
Phillips and Jayda took off on their quad bike, but were stopped by police road spikes about 33km away on Te Anga Road at 3.30am.
Phillips was then confronted by a lone police officer. He shot the officer in the head with a high-powered rifle.
When a second police car turned up, Phillips was shot dead by officers and Jayda was taken into custody.