Mark Mitchell: Police Minister hopeful Marokopa children will be recovered - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

The children of fugitive Tom Phillips are still missing. 

The Marokopa father was shot dead by police in the early hours of this morning, following a burglary in Waikato's Piopio. 

Police Minister Mark Mitchell says he's confident the police will find and recover the children.

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