Every sane person would help this father and his children, why would they not? If mothers and lawers with the support of law makers, did not reward selfish women who rob fathers of his right to his own children, these things would not happen. But since men are treated as second class citizens, without equal rights to their own children, these things happens. But women and society would rather children being hurt, then giving men equal rights to children as mothers have. Usually men simply end themselves when women rob him of his children, or they end everyone involved, but this devoted loving father did no such thing. But the authorities seem to want this to happen, causing trauma in this loving father which may lead to much worse outcomes then healthy children growing up in nature with their father. Society and women sure hate men z and only view them as pay pigs.
@TheKarlslok also he had care of the children when he ran off, so actually it's him trying to stop the mother from seeing her kids. I'm sick of seeing this excuse. I'm sick of people acting like dad's are innocent when relationships breakup. They're not at all, and most of them don't even care anyway, they just get new gfs or wives and leave them to look after the kids. Stop making excuses for this man, he's abusing his children, taking them on robberies, shooting at people. There must be something seriously wrong with you to be making any kind of excuse for this man. God knows what he's doing with these kids all day long. God knows what kind of people he has them around. It's just sick, and you are trash for spouting nonsense when you have no idea at all.
This is a family court matter being fuelled by a tribal police officer related to the grandmother. The charge of wasting police time should never have been brought. The police should not have been involved in a civil matter. He had custody of the children.
He did not have sole custody so what he has done is kidnapping. Those children have a mother and other family members who are missing those kids. It's not all about the selfish, manchild that is their father
I’m a New Zealander, this man has actually got a screw loose, what guy who’s got all his marbles would actually do this to his kids, and what’s more involve them in his illegal activities, why did he even have to resort to going bush with the kids, he had custody of his kids which I didn’t know, I thought his partner had custody of them, which makes his actions even more nonsensical and deranged, what the hell is he trying to prove, his partner also has the right to be involved in her kids lives, and has just as much right to see her kids on a regular basis as much as he does, sorry, he’s a fruitloop who certainly doesn’t have the best interests of his kids at heart, he’s a loose cannon who really doesn’t deserve kids 😠
@@Carolina-ux1sz oh ok, think that’s what I had originally heard to so was a bit surprised when this guy said the dad had custody, I just hope the kids can be home soon to live a normal life, 😕
Do what exactly to his kids? What has he done? He is a perfect father. Kids growing up in nature, living by and in nature, eating clean fresh food they killed themselves, it is a wonderful dream for most kids these days, chained by their horrible digital screens. As a woman of course you shame men, because you as most women, hate men. A woman with a functional sense of empathy would admire this father for his dedication to be a father, present every day in the lives of his own children. Not accepting our evil society to rob the children of their father, as thousands of women do to women every year in NZ.
@@TheKarlslok are you friggin kidding me, obviously you have some deep seated problem going on in your head, are you a mate of his or something, do you in your mind feel you have been wronged by a woman or what, obviously you feel their mother has no rights to her kids and should be deprived of the right to have them around her and watch them grow up, obviously you feel it’s totally ok to involve his kids in illegal activities, I hope you don’t have kids with those thoughts that he’s giving his kids a wonderful life, on the contrary, while I agree kids shouldn’t spend loads of time on their devices, what their father is doing is far from right either, and to tell you the truth I personally wouldn’t want my kids, grandkids, or great grandkids to witness or take part in the killing of an animal, my grandson was made to witness the killing of a pig once when he was young, he was totally traumatised by the whole thing, so your arguments are not convincing me that he’s giving them a wonderful stable wholesome life, far from it
Tom Phillips does not have custody of his kids. This is essentially a kidnap by a man who is believed to be getting help from someone. All very romatic but what damage might this be doing to these kids, what sort of education - if anything. are they getting. Are they getting medical help if needed? Obviously loves his kids but do the right thing - if he is paranoid and gets backed into a corner, anything could happen.
How are they willingly along for the ride?? Theyre children with their dad they have no choice. Just like any child, we grow up in the lifestyle we're given by our parents. We do not ask for different because we're kids.
If the kids are found they will end up in care with strangers, they are better off with their dad who loves them and will go to the end of the earth for them. Mother took 2 years to get off the drugs to do an interview.
as a kid i use to go out in the bush a lot people may think its hard but the bush does shelter you from a lot and if you know how to make a hut its really easy as for getting lost when you spend months in there it gets easy to know where you are those kids if they wanted to could easily walk out if they didn't like it
A man with a plan...his kids wouldn't be with him if they didn't Love and stand for him..respect..a man that refuses to be put down by a higher force! He loves his girls..
@@YEALANDS2024 Frist reason is the millions of taxpayers dollars spent searching for Tom without results. Second is this could end bad with someone killed.Third is bring it to a peaceful end and that many need a amnesty.
@@YEALANDS2024 So he has robbed a bank that's not a problem it covered by the amnesty. I just believe that someone could easily be killed in this situation and many not be Tom,and don't want to see a dead policeman or a member of the public. To solve this problem you have to think outside the square .And New Zealand has given out amnesty before to people.
Leave him alone! He has custody, they are alive! I tell ya if I was younger I’d p-off somewhere in the country away from this hell. How about leaving some food or medications or blankets or anything for the children after you searched for then or NOW! No nobody thinks of that?!?!?
The children's mother has the right to see her kids, whether or not he has custody. He took them because he was likely to lose custody or have to share it and pay his dues.
He would automatically loose custody rights the day commited armed robbery WITH HIS CHILD. 🤦This man is not some folk hero, he is a criminal who does not have the best interests of his children at heart, only his desire to not have to face the courts. 🤨
;what a crock from many on here -no he does not have custody and is wanted for questioning on criminal charges including armed robbery for christs sake - those kids yes are getting a bush upbringing but are missing out on so much of life mainly around associating with others of their age - and is he really a good role model - he seems to have some real problems with society - those kids wont know they are simply doing as they are told - they have been kidnapped and dont know better they are still so young
Those kids are gonna have had an amazing upbringing (In my opinion!!!)!!! They've got well paid jobs waiting for them in training others to do what they've done!!!
Oh crap, they were on a farm, crossing into the bush.he kidnapped the children, the mother is suffering alot. They suspect the father and children have secret support.
Jesus. At 5 I'd have totally agreed to do that. Obviously you'd need outside help kids grow new shoes clothes etc. Adult clothes noone gets 4 yrs out of boots and 👖. Like that old shoe Grizzly Adams he had the old guy visit him and bring him various supplies. But you need very little to live tbh.
This guy needs to do some research before misinforming people. Firstly, a pig hunter is someone who hunts wild pigs. Secondly, NZ is classified as being sub tropical. So it can vary depending what part of the country you live in. Where these people are it would rarely get below freezing. The weather in NZ is better than the UK ( I have relatives who live in Cornwall and Bradford ) They don’t run around in grass skirts and throw spears at each other. You lot went over there and colonised the place in 1841, so they are part of the commonwealth.( should probably know a bit more about the place then shouldn’t you Mr reporter man ) It’s a shame the father has taken such a drastic measure to be with his children, but if you were to be denied access to your children, what would you do ? And what would you do if you have the skills this guy has ? I disagree with what he has done, but he has obviously been teaching them survival skills and looking after them. In fact they would probably survive in the wild longer than this reporter.
Good God - one of the world's last great wildernesses? Nothing like it. It isn't all that cold or windy and it certainly isn't huge. I don't seriously think anyone here in NZ ever thought the kids may be dead. Phillips has got away with this, in my opinion, because the police here don't want to risk a confrontation with him over the kids, in case they get harmed. If they didn't think there was risk to the children I'm bloody sure they could find them fairly easily. What he is doing is basically kidnapping and withholding from his kids the normal things of life, such as health care, friendship, sport and education. Your research on this prior to the interview was so obviously minimal, so viewers are left with whatever this reporter thinks....
Sounds like a top Dad and dude. He legal custody and as usual, govt cides with the mother, he done what he knows. Protects his kids. Away from social media and govt influence.. top dude. Just look at that idiot former woman pm who said, "we will tell you what is true.."
Yeah my ex partner did the same and has since done the same to many guy's!😢, when my daughter left school her mother made her join the army n that messed her up even more!😢
i think good on him for trying the impossible in today's standards think of how strong those kids will be knowing its possible to live out of the system and still make it the kids must like it because they actually have freedom
Last great wilderness? Not really that’s a massive exaggeration. New Zealand isn’t a huge land mass by any stretch. There is something fishy about this story and why he hasn’t been bought out.
The mother lost custody of the kids the dad had custody, police have made up charges to make him a fugitive. Leave him and the kids alone they living a good life out there.
What is this a paid ad by the Dad?? Talking about him being a good parent more then the facts that his kids are now not attending school, being brain washed, not properly cared for, and apparently present during their father's crimes......hes a criminal and who knows what kind of trauma these kids are enduring through mentally or physically not to mention when he is found his kids are now gonna be years behind in school thanks to their " great father"
He didn't really, he had them after him and the mother split, she had taken him to the family court to gain access and was going for 3 days a week obviously giving him 4. He didn't like that so he faked their deaths, he parked his ute on the beach in the sideline then took off with the kids. There was a full scale search, he was never found but turned up 3 weeks later. He then was charged with wasting police resources and the grandparents his.parents were give continuation of care for the kids while the parents court case finished up. He knew that he had lost custody of his kids after the stunt he pulled and took off with the kids again. The grandparents never stopped hik.or notified anyone and it wasn't until the mother rungʻ to talk to the kids a couple of days later that the grandmother told the mother he took off again and she contacted the police. Every sighting of him had been in the Waikato area and it's been 3 years. The police aren't doing a lot and a lot of butt hurt single dad's and pick me women have been helping him survive. He's also robbed a bank at gun point and had the oldest daughter help him.
@@YEALANDS2024The bank was made up by police so people would look for him and do their job, the dad didn't want the kids around mum at all while she was on drugs.
@loubliss7471 There's no proof she was on drugs. If you're willing to believe the bank was made up to get people on her side, why would him and his family bot make up the drugs rumor to get people on their side?
As long as he is a good and caring dad, and not suffering mental health issues, I'd say good on them. Certainly sounds like a lot healthier upbringing then most kids have these days, and it is the way humans have lived for millennia, aside from that they had bigger groups they roamed in, but yeah, clearly they have support, there are some people who know them and get them stuff when needed. The robbery is worrisome. Maybe those who supply them with at times needed stuff, have started to ask for some returns?
What about mums rights ? Not mentally I’ll just paranoid, kidnapping, robbing banks etc yeah top dad of the year. You have no idea what harm this is doing to those kids.
@@nikkimclay5474 The mother gave up her rights when she took her path in life. Lost custody of them twice. It has not been proven he robbed any bank. Stop spreading lies.
@@nikkimclay5474 I am not as such familiar with the ins and outs of the custody case involved here, but it tends to be highly unusual for a mother to not have custody of children. Generally that points at a mother being truly unfit, and so I am a bit less inclined to believe her word. But my comment was overall more directed at that living away from society and growing up in nature, is not a bad thing for children, given the caretakers are not abusive to the children involved.
@@minmaree1254you are the one spreading lies. You have no proof that she was an addict you're just coming here to cause trouble for no reason. If she wasn't allowed to see her kids why would he need to stage his own death, why are his parents also asking for him to come home. Even if she wasn't allowed to be alone with them, she still has rights as a mother to have a say in decision making for the children.
@@jtv848 stop it ...dude they been missing for years and those kids are alive and they are in terrain they people carnt find them in so he must be doing something right ..I don't care he of grid he won't be the last person to go off grid with their kids
My god this presenter is awful. He sounds angry and indifferent to every story he presents. And the "errrr.....er.... errr.......errrrr"". He manages to make Talk TV even cheaper than it already is.
Leave them alone he has custody stop making up stories about his mental well-being. Also I point out he's not on the run he missed a court date no biggie kids will probably having time of their lives.
@@hadynwills3677 he does not have custody. He is on the run, he has abducted his children and he has committed armed robbery to fund his life on the run.
So many judgements on here. Until you know the story in full, it must be presumed they are receiving apt healthcare, education, fair knowledge of their Mum and rationale for them being homed where their Dad sees fit. The Waikato rarely has climate temperatures below 1 degrees Celsius and if it does, it’s minimal and shelter is plentiful. There are no dangerous creatures that harm humans, other than an angry wild boar, but even then you’d need to provoking it. The children should be having a wonderful adventure is how it looks, as a Kiwi with no bias.
@Justiceforpets you sound very bias to me. You think the mother and family don't deserve to see the kids and spend time with them. Please tell me how you arnt bias?
Those kids have no choice, obviously brainwashed that this is the best lifestyle for them, being practically feral out there. It’s one thing to take them out camping and teach them how to survive in the wild for a few weeks, it’s another thing to do it long term and stunt their social and personal development. What happens if they get hurt? Or really sick? They just.. die of infection? Caveman style?
It's been over 3yrs, at this point I'm kinda rooting for them. When the going gets tough, kiwis go bush. Gotta love it, full on Wilderpeople vibes hahaha.
To be fair it's not much of a story...Unsure why stories such as this get embellished..True - Father and kids living rough in the bush..This is a domestic dispute and the rights of a father , oh there is the small matter of a few robberies the father might have to explain ..Kev pig hunters in the bush in Kiwi is common and yes plenty of folk in rural NZ , who no doubt have assisted the family
The "Derrrr" was followed up by a "whatta dumb ass aye dad" Onya missy😂💯🖤👊 Typical kiwi kid response Those kids are living a life we could only dream of free of all mankinds toxic bullshit .... just them nature and the stars the way god intended
Before humans created cities & modern amenities…. The ENTIRE planet….. was wilderness & remote….. no electricity, no pavement, no technology……& we survived & thrived…. Just fine! And for millions of years.😉🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Wat a legend Obviously, they are doing more than ok You government and woke righteous need to back off There his kids, and he is looking after them ! More than a lot of parents do
I just hope that other than learning survival skills that they are also learning how to read, write, spell, math, etc. and that there is no abuae of any nature
Given the dad took them in 2021 and they were aged : almost 5, 6+1/2 and 8, and now they're only 8, 9 +1/2 and 11 - they wouldn't have used any devices before initially going bush. Their days are more exciting in the wilderness catching fish etc to eat. Kids are more creative without screens . If they were to ever get bored which is unlikely, they would find plenty of things to do, climb trees, build a hut , make a rope swing from tree vines. My concern would be pens pencils paper, books to read - learning to write, read, spell, math, They are building survival skills but they need educational ones instead of devices.
It's so remote where they are that they have been having to live on McDonald's, KFC, and machine-served coffees at the 24-hour garage. The newswoman is on a manicured lawn in her Louis Vuitton coat and Jimmy Chow scarf. Ah, the terrible things these kids have to endure. It's like a long trip to the English Lake District-terrible. Everyone is now packing the car and heading there.
Leave them alone..what an adventure and a story they will tell...they have help...from locals...it not wilderness..our country is covered in native bush....its not remote as far as kiwi goes...and your tv talk is just shallow news...you dont know what your talking about...its the kiwi way of life....id say the mum is no angel either...she had three children to him..so whats that about
If he’s surviving in the woods with children I think comparing him to a caged animal is the furthest from the truth!
Pig hunters are people (usually men) who hunt pigs. It’s not complicated.
Thank You! I thought that was weird he is a journalist for Goodness sake!😊
Captain Cookers, feral pigs, are a big problem. All the indigenous animals are at risk. Parrots that can't fly, ect...
I bet there are people who live out in the bush who have seen him and even talked to him who won't come forward
Yes of course a loy of people in the Marokopa area are helping him along with the people of his mother's church. They're always online defending them.
Every sane person would help this father and his children, why would they not? If mothers and lawers with the support of law makers, did not reward selfish women who rob fathers of his right to his own children, these things would not happen. But since men are treated as second class citizens, without equal rights to their own children, these things happens. But women and society would rather children being hurt, then giving men equal rights to children as mothers have. Usually men simply end themselves when women rob him of his children, or they end everyone involved, but this devoted loving father did no such thing. But the authorities seem to want this to happen, causing trauma in this loving father which may lead to much worse outcomes then healthy children growing up in nature with their father. Society and women sure hate men z and only view them as pay pigs.
@@TheKarlslok so you're saying that this one woman should be punished because you believe other men have been stopped from seeing their children?
@TheKarlslok also he had care of the children when he ran off, so actually it's him trying to stop the mother from seeing her kids. I'm sick of seeing this excuse. I'm sick of people acting like dad's are innocent when relationships breakup. They're not at all, and most of them don't even care anyway, they just get new gfs or wives and leave them to look after the kids.
Stop making excuses for this man, he's abusing his children, taking them on robberies, shooting at people. There must be something seriously wrong with you to be making any kind of excuse for this man. God knows what he's doing with these kids all day long. God knows what kind of people he has them around. It's just sick, and you are trash for spouting nonsense when you have no idea at all.
@@YEALANDS2024wow!
This is a family court matter being fuelled by a tribal police officer related to the grandmother. The charge of wasting police time should never have been brought. The police should not have been involved in a civil matter. He had custody of the children.
They doesn't give him total control. The children have rights... to friends and to family and to education. What about the rights of the children?
The children are under New Zealand law which says in a nutshell that neither has the sole right to how the. Children are cared for..
Having majority care of the children is not an entitlement to deprive the contract of the other parent.
He did not have sole custody so what he has done is kidnapping. Those children have a mother and other family members who are missing those kids. It's not all about the selfish, manchild that is their father
"Tribal" police officer...what is this an episode of Daktari from the 70s
i feel for the mom and the children never seeing each other. of course, he is being helped.
Why feel sorry for her. She is a nutter. They are better off without her in their lives.
Yay Karen Rutherford.
I'm in New Zealand this is an awful situation and those kids are going to be effed up for life.
One thing is for sure, those kids will never forget who their Father is.
I’m a New Zealander, this man has actually got a screw loose, what guy who’s got all his marbles would actually do this to his kids, and what’s more involve them in his illegal activities, why did he even have to resort to going bush with the kids, he had custody of his kids which I didn’t know, I thought his partner had custody of them, which makes his actions even more nonsensical and deranged, what the hell is he trying to prove, his partner also has the right to be involved in her kids lives, and has just as much right to see her kids on a regular basis as much as he does, sorry, he’s a fruitloop who certainly doesn’t have the best interests of his kids at heart, he’s a loose cannon who really doesn’t deserve kids 😠
@@lynnemclaughlan996 He was in a custody battle with the mother - didnt actually have custody
@@Carolina-ux1sz oh ok, think that’s what I had originally heard to so was a bit surprised when this guy said the dad had custody, I just hope the kids can be home soon to live a normal life, 😕
Do what exactly to his kids? What has he done? He is a perfect father. Kids growing up in nature, living by and in nature, eating clean fresh food they killed themselves, it is a wonderful dream for most kids these days, chained by their horrible digital screens. As a woman of course you shame men, because you as most women, hate men. A woman with a functional sense of empathy would admire this father for his dedication to be a father, present every day in the lives of his own children. Not accepting our evil society to rob the children of their father, as thousands of women do to women every year in NZ.
@@TheKarlslok are you friggin kidding me, obviously you have some deep seated problem going on in your head, are you a mate of his or something, do you in your mind feel you have been wronged by a woman or what, obviously you feel their mother has no rights to her kids and should be deprived of the right to have them around her and watch them grow up, obviously you feel it’s totally ok to involve his kids in illegal activities, I hope you don’t have kids with those thoughts that he’s giving his kids a wonderful life, on the contrary, while I agree kids shouldn’t spend loads of time on their devices, what their father is doing is far from right either, and to tell you the truth I personally wouldn’t want my kids, grandkids, or great grandkids to witness or take part in the killing of an animal, my grandson was made to witness the killing of a pig once when he was young, he was totally traumatised by the whole thing, so your arguments are not convincing me that he’s giving them a wonderful stable wholesome life, far from it
No one thinks too much about the family court system in New Zealand? Even my New Zealand police friends said the same..
Tom Phillips does not have custody of his kids. This is essentially a kidnap by a man who is believed to be getting help from someone. All very romatic but what damage might this be doing to these kids, what sort of education - if anything. are they getting. Are they getting medical help if needed? Obviously loves his kids but do the right thing - if he is paranoid and gets backed into a corner, anything could happen.
Leave them alone they are better off from this Bullshit ??
Agree, no sugar laced foods, no vaping in school, no social media bs and not letting the education system confuse them about their biology.
Film: Captain fantastic.....enough said
Just another cult.
They are being deprived of their mother and other family members. This is kidnapping, he did not have sole custody
He was apart of a bank robbery
How are they willingly along for the ride?? Theyre children with their dad they have no choice. Just like any child, we grow up in the lifestyle we're given by our parents. We do not ask for different because we're kids.
If the kids are found they will end up in care with strangers, they are better off with their dad who loves them and will go to the end of the earth for them. Mother took 2 years to get off the drugs to do an interview.
Bloody oath mate! Leave em alone far out
It’s still upsetting for the mother….we all make mistakes……& now he’s raising them to be criminals……this is going to affect them mentally……
@@MAC06141 I doubt that, mentally they will be doing better than any mainstream kid their age.
2:34 Very strange head shape he has. Like an alien 👽
That's the first thing I noticed he might be one of Squidward's relatives?🤔😂
Same
as a kid i use to go out in the bush a lot people may think its hard but the bush does shelter you from a lot and if you know how to make a hut its really easy as for getting lost when you spend months in there it gets easy to know where you are those kids if they wanted to could easily walk out if they didn't like it
Rubbish, kids can’t make choices like that against their own dad
🙂👍
A man with a plan...his kids wouldn't be with him if they didn't Love and stand for him..respect..a man that refuses to be put down by a higher force!
He loves his girls..
"i dont know what a pig hunter is" lol its all in the name fella
Amnesty for Tom.Its a waste of police resources as the police are obviously unable to find Tom and the kids.Lets get the kids back unharmed .
Amnesty is a good idea. May be a way forward 🙂
@@Peter-kk6rg he robbed a bank and shot at someone, why on earth should he get amnesty?
@@YEALANDS2024 Frist reason is the millions of taxpayers dollars spent searching for Tom without results. Second is this could end bad with someone killed.Third is bring it to a peaceful end and that many need a amnesty.
@Peter-kk6rg so? You give him amnesty for all his crimes, all you're doing is telling other men they can get away with this nonsense.
@@YEALANDS2024 So he has robbed a bank that's not a problem it
covered by the amnesty. I just believe that someone could easily be
killed in this situation and many not be Tom,and don't want to see a dead policeman or a member of the public. To solve this problem you have to think outside the square .And New Zealand has given out amnesty before to people.
Leave him alone! He has custody, they are alive! I tell ya if I was younger I’d p-off somewhere in the country away from this hell. How about leaving some food or medications or blankets or anything for the children after you searched for then or NOW! No nobody thinks of that?!?!?
Somebody is doing just that did you not listen ?
The children's mother has the right to see her kids, whether or not he has custody. He took them because he was likely to lose custody or have to share it and pay his dues.
He would automatically loose custody rights the day commited armed robbery WITH HIS CHILD. 🤦This man is not some folk hero, he is a criminal who does not have the best interests of his children at heart, only his desire to not have to face the courts. 🤨
He hasn't got custody there are warrants for his arrest.
Poor kids tho .. they deserve a hot meal ,warm bed, access to showers , a mum, grandparents, friends etc ..
The kids looking quite healthy doesnt mean they are
Exactly
;what a crock from many on here -no he does not have custody and is wanted for questioning on criminal charges including armed robbery for christs sake - those kids yes are getting a bush upbringing but are missing out on so much of life mainly around associating with others of their age - and is he really a good role model - he seems to have some real problems with society - those kids wont know they are simply doing as they are told - they have been kidnapped and dont know better they are still so young
Saying he robbed a bank is a good lie for the public to report where they are.
Those kids are gonna have had an amazing upbringing (In my opinion!!!)!!!
They've got well paid jobs waiting for them in training others to do what they've done!!!
No they are not, took away from society etc isn’t good for them.
Nonsense, they are not educated to go on and live normal lives nor will they want to or know how to
@@jemmajames6719 Would you rather they be in government care or with their drug fucked mother?
@@jemmajames6719 Agree, they'll grow up paranoid and suspicious of everything.
You have no idea how the father's mental health is.
Oh crap, they were on a farm, crossing into the bush.he kidnapped the children, the mother is suffering alot. They suspect the father and children have secret support.
Those kids are going to have some amazing stories to tell their own kids.
Like the time they helped Grandad rob a bank.
@@YEALANDS2024twat
there he is with his free kids ? WHERE? YOU DIDN'T SHOW US!!!!
There was footage shown of the dad in front and the girls behind - all dressed in army camo and with coverings at the moth n nose
His kids are free! Just where they should be.
@@internetfairy1as we all should be!🙂👍
How can kids be willing to follow along ? What choice do young kids have ? Stupid comment
Jesus. At 5 I'd have totally agreed to do that. Obviously you'd need outside help kids grow new shoes clothes etc. Adult clothes noone gets 4 yrs out of boots and 👖. Like that old shoe Grizzly Adams he had the old guy visit him and bring him various supplies. But you need very little to live tbh.
This guy needs to do some research before misinforming people.
Firstly, a pig hunter is someone who hunts wild pigs.
Secondly, NZ is classified as being sub tropical. So it can vary depending what part of the country you live in. Where these people are it would rarely get below freezing.
The weather in NZ is better than the UK ( I have relatives who live in Cornwall and Bradford )
They don’t run around in grass skirts and throw spears at each other.
You lot went over there and colonised the place in 1841, so they are part of the commonwealth.( should probably know a bit more about the place then shouldn’t you Mr reporter man )
It’s a shame the father has taken such a drastic measure to be with his children, but if you were to be denied access to your children, what would you do ? And what would you do if you have the skills this guy has ?
I disagree with what he has done, but he has obviously been teaching them survival skills and looking after them. In fact they would probably survive in the wild longer than this reporter.
Good God - one of the world's last great wildernesses? Nothing like it. It isn't all that cold or windy and it certainly isn't huge. I don't seriously think anyone here in NZ ever thought the kids may be dead. Phillips has got away with this, in my opinion, because the police here don't want to risk a confrontation with him over the kids, in case they get harmed. If they didn't think there was risk to the children I'm bloody sure they could find them fairly easily. What he is doing is basically kidnapping and withholding from his kids the normal things of life, such as health care, friendship, sport and education. Your research on this prior to the interview was so obviously minimal, so viewers are left with whatever this reporter thinks....
That’s a giant head
That kids haircut though 💀
It just HAD TO BE a mullet!!! 😂😂😂
What's the New Zealand word for "bogan"?
@@clemdane Apparently it depends on region, but one of them is a 'Bevan'
@@clemdaneBogan
@@clemdane 🤣🤣
MegaMind has lots of bushcraft knowledge up there 😳
He looks like it, huh? Big headed baby-man
Sounds like a top Dad and dude. He legal custody and as usual, govt cides with the mother, he done what he knows. Protects his kids. Away from social media and govt influence.. top dude. Just look at that idiot former woman pm who said, "we will tell you what is true.."
No he doesn’t he sounds selfish.
He’s depriving his kids from family, friends & a normal childhood, this is kidnap not a heroic tale from a war torn country
@@nikkimclay5474 Do you know about this case and why he has done this?
No he doesn't you twit
@@minmaree1254control, the wife doesn't want to be with y8m so he's making sure she can't see her kids.
This is bs, that’s not what she said to the bloke.
Define 'matrimonial dispute' please?
How is he being charged for wasting police time, it wasn’t him that called the cops.
It's legal to kidnap your children in England it's have 50 50 custody and I haven't seen my daughter for 3 months.
Yeah my ex partner did the same and has since done the same to many guy's!😢, when my daughter left school her mother made her join the army n that messed her up even more!😢
His head would not fit in the photo!😢
Squidward!😂
How unfair for the kids to live like that.
I just knew on of the kid's would have a mullet !
Its only been 3 years, you make out its been 20
Why don't we get to see the video? All we get is a screenshot!
i think good on him for trying the impossible in today's standards think of how strong those kids will be knowing its possible to live out of the system and still make it the kids must like it because they actually have freedom
Kids can’t choose life when controlled by a parent, how is it free to be hiding from the law & their family ?
Last great wilderness? Not really that’s a massive exaggeration. New Zealand isn’t a huge land mass by any stretch. There is something fishy about this story and why he hasn’t been bought out.
Poor guy kids bless them x. ❤
The mother lost custody of the kids the dad had custody, police have made up charges to make him a fugitive.
Leave him and the kids alone they living a good life out there.
What is this a paid ad by the Dad?? Talking about him being a good parent more then the facts that his kids are now not attending school, being brain washed, not properly cared for, and apparently present during their father's crimes......hes a criminal and who knows what kind of trauma these kids are enduring through mentally or physically not to mention when he is found his kids are now gonna be years behind in school thanks to their " great father"
Hang on!. He had custody But ran off will the kids ?
Doesn't make sense
He didn't really, he had them after him and the mother split, she had taken him to the family court to gain access and was going for 3 days a week obviously giving him 4. He didn't like that so he faked their deaths, he parked his ute on the beach in the sideline then took off with the kids. There was a full scale search, he was never found but turned up 3 weeks later. He then was charged with wasting police resources and the grandparents his.parents were give continuation of care for the kids while the parents court case finished up. He knew that he had lost custody of his kids after the stunt he pulled and took off with the kids again. The grandparents never stopped hik.or notified anyone and it wasn't until the mother rungʻ to talk to the kids a couple of days later that the grandmother told the mother he took off again and she contacted the police. Every sighting of him had been in the Waikato area and it's been 3 years. The police aren't doing a lot and a lot of butt hurt single dad's and pick me women have been helping him survive. He's also robbed a bank at gun point and had the oldest daughter help him.
@@YEALANDS2024The bank was made up by police so people would look for him and do their job, the dad didn't want the kids around mum at all while she was on drugs.
@loubliss7471 There's no proof she was on drugs. If you're willing to believe the bank was made up to get people on her side, why would him and his family bot make up the drugs rumor to get people on their side?
He needs to be in prison
"MY ALIEN HUSBAND ABDUCTED MY CHILDREN"...the headline they want..movie rights please
As long as he is a good and caring dad, and not suffering mental health issues, I'd say good on them. Certainly sounds like a lot healthier upbringing then most kids have these days, and it is the way humans have lived for millennia, aside from that they had bigger groups they roamed in, but yeah, clearly they have support, there are some people who know them and get them stuff when needed. The robbery is worrisome. Maybe those who supply them with at times needed stuff, have started to ask for some returns?
What about mums rights ? Not mentally I’ll just paranoid, kidnapping, robbing banks etc yeah top dad of the year. You have no idea what harm this is doing to those kids.
@@nikkimclay5474 The mother gave up her rights when she took her path in life. Lost custody of them twice. It has not been proven he robbed any bank. Stop spreading lies.
@@nikkimclay5474 I am not as such familiar with the ins and outs of the custody case involved here, but it tends to be highly unusual for a mother to not have custody of children. Generally that points at a mother being truly unfit, and so I am a bit less inclined to believe her word.
But my comment was overall more directed at that living away from society and growing up in nature, is not a bad thing for children, given the caretakers are not abusive to the children involved.
What about the children's rights?
@@minmaree1254you are the one spreading lies. You have no proof that she was an addict you're just coming here to cause trouble for no reason. If she wasn't allowed to see her kids why would he need to stage his own death, why are his parents also asking for him to come home. Even if she wasn't allowed to be alone with them, she still has rights as a mother to have a say in decision making for the children.
Why is she up set, again she has always known he was a man of the land.
You don't no the full story
Just leave them alone time and money better spent fixing real problems rather than chasing a father and his kids power tripping idiots
What a lot of drivel.
Hes living of grid leave them alone geez
What about the mothers rights geez
Are you 100% certain the kids are ok ?
@@jtv848 stop it ...dude they been missing for years and those kids are alive and they are in terrain they people carnt find them in so he must be doing something right ..I don't care he of grid he won't be the last person to go off grid with their kids
He is living off the help from other people and the goods he stole while he took his daughter on an armed robbery.
@@mandy7422 he's not living off the grid, he robbed a bank to buy things and people are helping him.
A farmer would tell you that you may need a fire arm because we do have wild bores in the bush and they can kill you.
My god this presenter is awful. He sounds angry and indifferent to every story he presents. And the "errrr.....er.... errr.......errrrr"". He manages to make Talk TV even cheaper than it already is.
Interesting story
Kevin needs to stop ehhhing between sentences
Yes, but what sort of pigs? Men with dirty manners with women?
Leave them alone he has custody stop making up stories about his mental well-being. Also I point out he's not on the run he missed a court date no biggie kids will probably having time of their lives.
@@hadynwills3677 he does not have custody. He is on the run, he has abducted his children and he has committed armed robbery to fund his life on the run.
So many judgements on here. Until you know the story in full, it must be presumed they are receiving apt healthcare, education, fair knowledge of their Mum and rationale for them being homed where their Dad sees fit. The Waikato rarely has climate temperatures below 1 degrees Celsius and if it does, it’s minimal and shelter is plentiful. There are no dangerous creatures that harm humans, other than an angry wild boar, but even then you’d need to provoking it. The children should be having a wonderful adventure is how it looks, as a Kiwi with no bias.
@Justiceforpets you sound very bias to me. You think the mother and family don't deserve to see the kids and spend time with them. Please tell me how you arnt bias?
Leave them alone!
Those kids have no choice, obviously brainwashed that this is the best lifestyle for them, being practically feral out there. It’s one thing to take them out camping and teach them how to survive in the wild for a few weeks, it’s another thing to do it long term and stunt their social and personal development. What happens if they get hurt? Or really sick? They just.. die of infection? Caveman style?
Just leave Squidward and his kid's alone im sure if they weren't doing OK they'd turn themselves in!🤔
@@JamieCurranthemagnificent-z7h how?
Why is wrong to live off the land. He was brought up on the land, so now mum is worried, sh knows that he will always make sure they are ok.
Who does she think she is
Wtf is a peg Hunter ?
I had tick willy back in the '70s 😂
It's Hunt for the Wilderpeople in real life
Hysterical inflamatory language and playing of the "kiddie card"...we know who the real "animals" are. Hope he sues
It's been over 3yrs, at this point I'm kinda rooting for them. When the going gets tough, kiwis go bush. Gotta love it, full on Wilderpeople vibes hahaha.
Why I left for Australia
Lets study the clue.....pig hunters....now what do you think they hunt?
sweet place to live
He looks like Kazzzo
Almost true life 'hunt for the wilder people '
To be fair it's not much of a story...Unsure why stories such as this get embellished..True - Father and kids living rough in the bush..This is a domestic dispute and the rights of a father , oh there is the small matter of a few robberies the father might have to explain ..Kev pig hunters in the bush in Kiwi is common and yes plenty of folk in rural NZ , who no doubt have assisted the family
Took you nearly 10 lines to say it's not much of a story .. right
To Europeans this is a very weird story actually
Yeah, kidnapper and armed robber, father of the year material 🙄
The "Derrrr" was followed up by a "whatta dumb ass aye dad"
Onya missy😂💯🖤👊
Typical kiwi kid response
Those kids are living a life we could only dream of free of all mankinds toxic bullshit .... just them nature and the stars the way god intended
Ah... A _behavioral research data harvesting_ jewel
Sounds like USA appalacia.
Before humans created cities & modern amenities…. The ENTIRE planet….. was wilderness & remote….. no electricity, no pavement, no technology……& we survived & thrived…. Just fine! And for millions of years.😉🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Wat a legend
Obviously, they are doing more than ok
You government and woke righteous need to back off
There his kids, and he is looking after them !
More than a lot of parents do
Pig hunters you fool is what it says…hunting for wild pigs, puaka in Māori (indigenous people of NZ if you don’t know) 🙄
not indigenous, they arrived a few hundred years before the Europeans
Hysteria
I just hope that other than learning survival skills that they are also learning how to read, write, spell, math, etc. and that there is no abuae of any nature
Doubt it
The kids will miss their i phones and computers sooner or later
😊
You don't miss something you've never had
Given the dad took them in 2021 and they were aged : almost 5, 6+1/2 and 8, and now they're only 8, 9 +1/2 and 11 - they wouldn't have used any devices before initially going bush. Their days are more exciting in the wilderness catching fish etc to eat. Kids are more creative without screens . If they were to ever get bored which is unlikely, they would find plenty of things to do, climb trees, build a hut , make a rope swing from tree vines. My concern would be pens pencils paper, books to read - learning to write, read, spell, math, They are building survival skills but they need educational ones instead of devices.
NOT
Hence the Truth...Men/Fathers are the Providers and Protectors.
Those children will survive quite well under their Fathers protection.
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@@mollycooper-rg9zz How do you know? Did he not rob the ANZ abetted with the older girl?
It's so remote where they are that they have been having to live on McDonald's, KFC, and machine-served coffees at the 24-hour garage. The newswoman is on a manicured lawn in her Louis Vuitton coat and Jimmy Chow scarf. Ah, the terrible things these kids have to endure. It's like a long trip to the English Lake District-terrible. Everyone is now packing the car and heading there.
What a stupid and naive comment..
@@sicks6six Jimmy Chow? 😂😂😂😂
Here's another example of the media bashing fathers. Father's are more equipt to raise children.
😂😂😂😂
He's a selfish man depriving his girls of a normal life with their mother, extended family and friends. Not exactly father of the year
Seems they want to be with dad .
Do they have a choice?
Leave them alone..what an adventure and a story they will tell...they have help...from locals...it not wilderness..our country is covered in native bush....its not remote as far as kiwi goes...and your tv talk is just shallow news...you dont know what your talking about...its the kiwi way of life....id say the mum is no angel either...she had three children to him..so whats that about