Ōpōtiki community disagree with police on how search warrants were handled | TVNZ Breakfast

A tough-on-crime approach has unfolded in ugly fashion in a small Bay of Plenty town.
Police raids in Ōpōtiki last month are now at the heart of two different narratives.
On one side, claims children were left on their own following the raids but officers are firmly denying it.
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