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January 31, 2025 | News
East coast trail proposal sparks debate
Te Tai Rāwhiti MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel says the proposed East Coast El Camino, Te Ara Tipuna, is generating mixed opinions across her electorate.
March 14, 2026
November 20, 2024 | News
Report urges trust, change in policing
A research director says better policing in Aotearoa relies on strong partnerships between communities and police. Today, the final Understanding […]
November 6, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Chris Hipkins | Labour Party Leader
Police raided “gang homes” in Opotiki last week and the community is angry as children and elderly are traumatised. The Police claimed they talk to local leaders, which the locals deny. Is this the Tūhoe Raids yet again?
November 5, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Sir Kim Workman | Justice Reform Advocate
On Tuesday 22 November Police raided homes of gang members in Ōpotiki. The local Māori community were outraged at the trauma caused to children and the elderly.
November 5, 2024 | News
Raids in Ōpōtiki criminalizing young Māori children
A Ngāi Tūhoe Professor of Indigenous Studies says inadequate protections for gang-affiliated tamariki during recent Ōpōtiki police raids are criminalising them.
November 5, 2024 | News
Luxon defends Police raids in Ōpōtiki
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon defended the October 21 police raids in Ōpōtiki, where children as young as three were reportedly traumatised.
November 4, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Kylie Poihipi | Mokopuna Advocate for Whakatohea
Whakatohea Police Raids on Tuesday 22nd October Te Whakatōhea leaders have expressed “deep concern” over recent police raids in Ōpōtiki, which they say they weren’t supportive of, and neither were they consulted over.
November 4, 2024 | News
Whakatōhea challenges Police raids in Ōpōtiki
Whakatōhea leaders are voicing strong concerns over recent police raids in Ōpōtiki, and it's impacts on the future of the iwi.
November 1, 2024 | News
Police raid in Ōpōtiki ignites Te Pāti Māori concerns
Te Waiariki MP and Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi says a recent raid in Ōpōtiki is another example of police operations disregarding the wellbeing of marginalized communities, particularly affecting tamariki.
November 1, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Wille Te Aho | Lead Negotiator for Te Aitanga a Mahaki
Last Tuesday Police made 28 arrests in Opotiki against do called gang members,
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