On September 13th 2021 a ute was found at Kiritehere beach, not far from the small rural community of Marokopa. It belonged to Tom Phillips who, along with his three children Ember, Maverick and Jayda, had not been seen for a couple of days.

Three years later the family is still at large, but a recent sighting by pig hunters has reignited police, and public, interest.

Stuff's senior journalist Tony Wall has just returned from where Phillips and his kids were spotted. He tells us what it is like out there.

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