It's been a roller-coaster of emotions for the tiny Marokopa community
It's been a roller-coaster of emotions for the tiny Marokopa community
1 October 2021
Tom Phillips and his three children turned up near home yesterday morning - almost three weeks after they were reported missing, with some fearing they had been swept out to sea..
Waitomo mayor, John Robertson, says the Phillips are a well known farming family in the community.
Waitomo mayor John Robertson says the Phillips are a well known farming family in the Marokopa.
He says this was part of the emotional tie as the family were locals and hadn't come from outside the area.
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