TravelOpotiki: Nostalgic shopperA cloud of choking dust flies up as the 120-year-old wooden doors crash open, revealing a crumbling brick dynamite store.14 Aug 05:30 PM
EntertainmentTaika Waititi backs Opotiki theatreThe director has agreed to become the first patron of Opotiki's De Luxe Theatre, in the eastern Bay of Plenty.27 May 03:45 AM
New ZealandMachete-wielding man backs down after taser threatAn agitated, machete-wielding man with a history of violence and mental illness has been subdued by a threat of taser use, say police.14 May 03:40 AM
KahuPub attacker bailed to live with familyThe 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.28 Apr 04:00 PM
KahuGreen Lantern v red carpetIt's all very well acting and starring in the second feature based on your Oscar-nominated short.17 Mar 03:00 PM
New ZealandPrincipal's head kicked like ball, court toldAn eyewitness to an attack on school principal and councillor Hawea Vercoe, told a court his head was kicked like a rugby ball.15 Mar 12:02 AM
New ZealandMan arrested after confronting police with macheteA 37 year-old will appear in court tomorrow after allegedly threatening police with a machete.12 Feb 03:23 AM
New ZealandYoung killers jailed for at least 17 yearsTwo teenagers who brutally murdered retired Opotiki teacher John Rowe have been sentenced to at least 17 years in prison.17 Dec 09:06 PM
New ZealandSorrow, disbelief over young killersThe young age of two attackers convicted of the killing of an elderly retired man left police and the victim's family with a sense of disbelief.25 Nov 03:00 PM
New ZealandGirls guilty of murdering Opotiki school teacherTwo teenage girls were found guilty today of murdering retired Opotiki school teacher John Rowe by beating him repeatedly with his own walking sticks.25 Nov 03:55 AM
New ZealandJurors consider verdict in teacher murder caseJurors trying two teenagers accused of murdering a retired teacher have been warned inaccurate transcriptions can lead to miscarriages of justice.24 Nov 10:21 PM
New ZealandTeen: I only tried to knock him outAn 18-year-old has refused to handle the walking staff she allegedly attacked him with.23 Nov 03:00 PM
New ZealandCrown outlines 'brutal'killing of retired teacherThe killing of retired Opotiki school teacher John Rowe by two teenagers was 'savage and calculated'.16 Nov 04:30 AM
