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1700 to 1707 NEWS
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There's a heavy police presence at the Rotorua District Court this afternoon with dozens of Tame Iti supporters packing the courthouse waiting to see if he will granted bail. Tame Iti was arrested and charged yesterday during nationwide raids and he was charged under the Arms Act. Our reporter Andrew McRae is there LIVE
The man accused of making threats to kill and warning that he would declare war on the country has been bailed in the Auckland District Court. Jamie Lockett was also arrested and charged with firearms offences, following nationwide anti-terrorism raids yesterday. Our reporter Laura Davis has been at court. LIVE Q&A PLUS CLIP
A delegation of about six police officers has turned up at a hui at a Ruatoki marae in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, to discuss yesterday raids. Our reporter Matthew Farell is there. LIVE
Protestors, angered by the police raids, are gathering in Christchurch's Cathedral Square. Our reporter Katy Gossett is there. LIVE
The Government is adament there was no political motivation in the armed police raids. But the use of the terrorism legislation in the raids, has been questioned by the Green Party, who say it was unnecessary. Here's Kate Williamson. PACKAGE
A swarm of earthquakes has rocked the lower South Island, closing the Milford Road and jangling the nerves of residents near the epicentre off the Fiordland Coast. The big one struck at 1.30 this morning - a magnitude six-point-seven. And he earthquakes have been coming steadily ever since. Steve Wilde reports from Queenstown. PACKAGE
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BUSINESS NEWS
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17.30 HEADLINES
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Fiji's self-appointed military leader Frank Bainimarama has received a hero's welcome at today's opening of the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga. The welcome puts paid to comments made by the Prime Minister Helen Clark earlier this year that the Commodore would be treated like a leper if he attended this year's annual leaders' summit. Our political reporter Danya Levy is in Tonga - she is with us now. LIVE
One person has been airlifted to Waikato Hospital following a head on crash between a truck and a bus carrying tourists on State Highway 5, ten kilometres east of Tirau. All the passengers were Chinese nationals and the fire service had to cut two of the passengers out of the bus. Rotorua Deputy Fire Officer John Booth describes the scene. PRE-REC
Contact Energy has announced plans for a more than one billion dollar windfarm it hopes to build on farmland in Waikato. The biggest windfarm in the country will have 218 wind turbines along a stretch of coastline north of Raglan, and generate 650 megawatts, enough electricity for around 250-thousand homes. Here's Chief Operating Officer David Baldwin. PRE-REC
The Police Associations says yesterday's police raids are a reality check for New Zealanders who dismiss the threat of home grown terrorism as laughable. Their president Greg OConnor says those people crying outrage about heavy handed tactics frequently have difficulty seeing past the rims of their latte bowls. He's with us now LIVE
Joining us now is the spokesperson for the Save Happy Valley Coalition, Francis Mountier, who says police arrived at her doorstep yesterday morning without a warrant LIVE
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WAATEA NEWS
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It's going to cost at least ten million dollars to flood-proof the Northland town of Kaeo. But the town needs almost 2-million-dollars worth of remedial work done as soon as possible. Those are the estimates today from the Northland Regional Council - three months after Kaeo was hit by the worst flood in memory. Lois Williams reports: PACKAGE
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