A major public inquiry into the disappearance of fugitive father Tom Phillips, who hid in New Zealand’s wilderness for nearly four years with his three children, has found authorities played down the harms he inflicted on his children, and did not do enough to protect them.(一项针对逃犯父亲汤姆·菲利普斯失踪案的重大公开调查发现，当局淡化了他对孩子们造成的伤害，且未能采取足够措施保护他们。)
一项针对逃犯父亲汤姆·菲利普斯失踪案的重大公开调查发现，当局淡化了他对孩子们造成的伤害，且未能采取足够措施保护他们。菲利普斯曾带着三个孩子在新西兰荒野中藏匿近四年。
Taking his children, of whom he did not have legal custody(监护权；拘留), Phillips disappeared into the rugged(崎岖的；崎岖不平的) North Island wilderness in 2021. That disappearance was preempted by an earlier, shorter stint where Phillips went bush with his son and two daughters, aged five, seven and eight at the time.(在那次失踪之前，他曾有过一次时间较短的“遁入丛林”经历，当时他带着儿子和两个女儿，孩子们分别只有五岁、七岁和八岁。)
2021年，菲利普斯带着他并无合法监护权的孩子们消失在崎岖的北岛荒野中。在那次失踪之前，他曾有过一次时间较短的“遁入丛林”经历，当时他带着儿子和两个女儿，孩子们分别只有五岁、七岁和八岁。
In August 2025, Phillips was shot dead by police in a shootout(枪战；交火).
2025年8月，菲利普斯在一场枪战中被警方击毙。
Agencies overlooked harm Phillips was causing
各机构忽视了菲利普斯造成的伤害
Significant family concerns minimised
家属的重大担忧被轻视
Phillips’ state of mind and beliefs not treated seriously enough
菲利普斯的心理状态和信念未得到足够重视
Public sighting a missed opportunity
公众目击线索被错失
Authorities accept all recommendations
当局接受所有建议