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'Violated': Kuia claims she was strip-searched in Ōpōtiki police gang raids, children ‘traumatised’
Kaumatua and tamariki traumatised by Opotiki police raids.
Police update on the Operation Highwater investigation
Superintendent Tim Anderson and Detective Superintendent Greg Williams discuss the Operation Highwater investigation into alleged drug dealing by the Mongrel Mob Barbarians.
Guns, drugs and gang violence: Major organised crime probe ends in seizures, arrests
ANALYSIS: Operation Highwater reminder of problem of gangs in NZ's small towns.
Small-town backdrop frames the bigger picture
Jared Donkin speaks with Tom Raynel about his journey to founding Radlab.
Body found after car plunges into Waioeka River near Ōpōtiki
A search was successful after river conditions improved.
Cultural breakthrough in prisons: MP's tribute to Sir Norman Perry's legacy
Former MP's book recognises the prison reform leader's unacknowledged contributions.
Why a gravel road where a tourist died is under the spotlight
A coroner has released findings after a tourist drove off a gravel road and died.
Ōpōtiki harbour walls open to the public
Winston Peters opened the Ōpōtiki harbour seawall on Friday, September 20.
Watch: SH2 reopens following slip that fell on three vehicles
The slip came down on three vehicles at Waiotahe Beach.
'Still many danger points': Cycleways funding plea after budget slashed
'This is one of the city’s most urgent needs.'
'Mighty dream': Bid to build cancer lodge near hospital hits hurdles
Some people 'compromising' on cancer fight due to costs, logistics of getting to Tauranga.
RSE workers killed in crash worked in Bay for three years
Their employer says they were genuine, loyal and caring men.
Worked through the night on highway slip near Ōpōtiki
Steady progress has also been made on underslip work on SH38 to Waikaremoana.
Hopes SH2 north can be reopened tomorrow
NZTA hopes to have SH2 north of Ōpōtiki at the big slip site reopened tomorrow.
SH2 slip: Road likely to stay closed until Friday
Pōhutukawa trees above the slip face had been removed.
Large slip blocks SH2 in Bay of Plenty
Heavy rain causes a slip between Kutarere and Ōpōtiki.
'That's 500 kilograms of muscle': Roaming stallions pose safety risk
“Stallions will rip through fences and ropes and everything else to get what they want."
Luxon bypasses highway protest by flying into Urewera
Tūhoe protesters waited on road for PM, who took to the air instead.
Supermarket's closing store call in Māori goes viral
Supermarket posted a video to its TikTok of one of their junior staff speaking in Māori.
Police deployed ahead of memorial ride year on from gang president's death
A number of gang members are expected to attend gathering in eastern Bay of Plenty.
King's Birthday road toll rises to 3 after person struck on Auckland motorway
Roads in both main islands have also been closed today after crashes, police say.
Ōpōtiki driver dies at scene of crash
The King's Birthday road toll is now two after the fatal accident in the Bay of Plenty.
Two dead in North Island crashes, one seriously injured in the South Island
Roads in both islands have also been closed today after crashes, police say.
'You get the big and the small': Why Kate loves being a rural vet
“It’s full on but I’m pretty lucky to go to some neat parts of Bay of Plenty."