Overview
- New Zealand Police released images of two primary bush camps near Marokopa showing semi‑permanent structures heavily concealed by vegetation.
- Local Search and Rescue teams located the sites to the north and east of Marokopa, and police are not disclosing the precise locations after clearing the camps.
- Detectives removed numerous items for forensic analysis as part of efforts to confirm who assisted Phillips over several years.
- Police say Phillips moved regularly between coast, farm and dense bush, making chance discovery unlikely and any approach dangerous given his access to firearms.
- Phillips was shot dead on 8 September during a burglary response, all three children were located that day, and the injured officer is making a slow, steady recovery.