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 Share this product | Terror in Our Midst? Searching for Terror in Aotearoa New Zealandby Danny Keenan On 15 of October 2007, three hundred police officers dressed in full riot gear, including balaclavas and sunglasses, raided the township of Ruatoki which lies at the northern end of the Ureweras. At the same time as Ruatoki was being locked down, police raids were taking place in other parts of the country. By the end of the day, 17 people were reported as arrested - four in Wellington, six in Auckland, one in Palmerston North, one in Hamilton and five in the Bay of Plenty area. The 'global war on terror', launched in the US five years earlier, had finally arrived in New Zealand. Contributors to the book include Pou Temara, Moana Jackson, Sue Abel, Maria Bargh, Te Urikore Biddle, Luke Crawford, Rawinia Higgins, Richard Hill, Brendan Hokowhitu, Craig Innes, Tonga Karena, Danny Keenan, Ocean Rīpeka Mercier, Dominic O'Sullivan, Māmari Stephens and Alice Te Punga Somerville. UPDATE: Now in September 2011, 13 of the 17 arrested in the October 15 raids have had their charges dropped! Check out these articles. NZ Herald: 'Urewera Raid Charges Dropped' Stuff.co.nz: 'Gun Charges against Urewera accused dropped'
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