Parents of students at Opotiki College are supporting the school despite it being hauled into the spotlight over sexual allegations involving its students.

Security guards remained stationed outside Opotiki College yesterday while its principal remained silent on sexual allegations involving his students.

An anti-sexual violence campaigner says every high school in New Zealand sees sexual violence, whether school management is aware of it or not.

Opotiki mayor John Forbes says he is irked he was not informed about sexual allegations involving students by police.

Clinette Riggs - the accomplished horse rider who died in a hunting accident - has been remembered by her heartbroken family as a caring mother who lived life to the full.

People mourning the loss of 14-year-old Rangimaria White, who was killed in a hit-and-run in Opotiki at the weekend, are gathering for her tangi today.

A Mainfreight truck has been left on the edge of a 15-metre cliff following an accident.

The Motu Trails are a dream for nature lovers and suitable for first-timers and old hands.

Two men have been charged in relation to a fatal brawl in Opotiki on Sunday, while a further seven people were arrested after disorder in the town yesterday.

Police have named the man killed in Opotiki on Sunday night, and are calling for calm and co-operation after reports of three retaliatory incidents in the town.

Lives could have been lost in a fire caused by mattresses being placed over under-floor heating vents in a school marae, the fire service says.

Danielle Wright discovers a small town with a big history.

From coast to bush, the best of the Bay is never far away, writes Elisabeth Easther.

The family of an Opotiki man who died while repairing a tractor are devastated at the loss of the well-loved and respected community member.

A 70-year-old man has died after he was caught in a tractor and suffered fatal injuries on the grounds of Opotiki College.

A fisherman who died after being swept down the Motu River has been identified as 41-year-old Benjamin Robert Tekira from Waimana, near Whakatane.

The body of a 41-year-old man was found last night after he was swept away while trying to cross an East Coast river earlier in the day.

The body of a man has been found, hours after he was swept away at the Motu rivermouth near Whakatane today.

The motorcyclist killed in a fatal head-on-crash crash in the Bay of Plenty this morning has been identified as a 21-year-old farmer.