Tūhoe families wrongly caught up in the raids seven years ago are to finally get a personal apology. Police Commissioner Mike Bush will meet with whānau at the end of this month. Tūhoe chief negotiator Tamati Kruger says while an apology might not be enough for some, he hopes it will help the families and the tribe to move...

Police Commissioner Mike Bush will visit the homes of eight Tuhoe families to personally apologise for mistakes police made during the Urewera raids - almost seven years after they occurred. His visit, due before the end of the month, is expected to take two days. The apology is timed to ensure it does not overshadow the Crown apology next month for historic grievances which forms part of the iwi's Treaty of Waitangi settlement. That will...