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![Camping doesn't get better than this](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Camping doesn't get better than this
The East Cape makes for a great family holiday, writes Alex Tully.
![Opotiki crash brings toll to eight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opotiki crash brings toll to eight
The holiday road toll now stands at eight following a crash in Opotiki in the eastern Bay of Plenty this evening in which a man died after being flung through the windscreen of a car.
![Trip ends in tragedy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Trip ends in tragedy
A hunting trip turned to tragedy when a group tried to raft out of a remote part of Eastern Bay of Plenty on a swollen river.
![China deal brings jobs hope to town with many on dole](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
China deal brings jobs hope to town with many on dole
An impoverished small town has reached a world-leading business deal that could bring in millions of dollars.
![Opotiki: Nostalgic shopper](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opotiki: Nostalgic shopper
A cloud of choking dust flies up as the 120-year-old wooden doors crash open, revealing a crumbling brick dynamite store.
![Taika Waititi backs Opotiki theatre](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Taika Waititi backs Opotiki theatre
The director has agreed to become the first patron of Opotiki's De Luxe Theatre, in the eastern Bay of Plenty.
![Machete-wielding man backs down after taser threat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Machete-wielding man backs down after taser threat
An agitated, machete-wielding man with a history of violence and mental illness has been subdued by a threat of taser use, say police.
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Pub attacker bailed to live with family
The family of an up-and-coming Maori leader killed in a pub assault are astonished that his attacker has been bailed to live with his family.