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RNZ's In Depth team has published some of the most significant investigative stories and profile pieces of 2022 - here's some that you might have missed.

By Sam Olley of RNZ
The incarcerated killer is older and leaner than most of his housemates. His skin less tattooed, and less disfigured by scarring. He is

Nowhere are gangs more visible and harder to contain than in our prisons. A surprising partnership between a private prison and an ex-drug lord seems to have a formula for cracking their hold over hardened convicts.

When 3000kg of iodine - a drug used to make methamphetamine - was stolen from Mainfreight in Tauranga, a police trail led them to a Rotorua man. Journalist

Two patched Mongrel Mob members say they believe new moves to tackle gang harm could lead to more violence and gangs being forced underground.
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Letters to the Editor: What have anti-smacking laws achieved? 13 May, 2021 08:00 PM 3 minutes to read Sparing the rod has spoiled the children, says one reader. Photo / Getty Images Rotorua Daily Post In 1990, New Zealand legislated the outlawing of corporal punishment in schools. Then in 2007, we saw the ushering in of the controversial anti-smacking laws, which even today, some 14 years later, provoke vigorous discussion. We were assured both times that these measures would reduce violence in...

Letters to the editor: Need to step up the fight against drug dealers 13 May, 2021 08:00 PM 3 minutes to read A reader says new figures on kids and drugs were grim reading. Photo / Glenn Jeffrey Bay of Plenty Times Nationwide figures showed how desperate the problem is. We cant blame the government, police or social services. No, the parents of the younger offenders need to step up and take responsibility for instilling moral standards on their children. They need boundaries f...

Police data: Kids aged 5 to 9 among youth busted with drugs 10 May, 2021 06:00 PM 6 minutes to read Figures show court proceedings were taken against 631 Bay of Plenty youth between 2016 and 2020. Photo / File Figures show court proceedings were taken against 631 Bay of Plenty youth between 2016 and 2020. Photo / File Police are finding children aged nine — or even younger — with drugs, new figures reveal. Over the past five years, police have caught more children and young people ...

Photo: Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Organisers behind the disastrous Fyre Festival have reportedly reached a $2 million (R28.5 million) settlement with ticketholders, meaning that each of the 277 attendees will receive $7 220 (R100 000).  The settlement comes almost four years after the $100 million class-action lawsuit was filed, The publication writes that each attendee could potentially receive less than the settlement amount as Fyre Festival is still in the middle of a bank...

Opinion: With a 95 per cent success rate, Pūwhakamua should be considered for other areas.