'Public Safety at Risk': Guns, Cannabis Found in Kaitāia Raid

Gang tangi leads police to one arrest for guns, cannabis in Kaitaia

Police say reports of a gun being shot from a car the day after gang member Ngaiwa Miru died prompted them to monitor his tangi.

'Public safety at risk': Guns, cannabis found in Kaitāia raid

Police allegedly uncovered a cache of guns at a Kaitāia house after monitoring movements of gang members in the Far North in the last week. The incidents...

Police operation near Kaitaia impounds vehicles and seizes firearms - Daily Telegraph NZ

Police have seized firearms and located vehicles as part of a wider investigation monitoring movements of gang members in the Far North in recent days. A visible operation has played out across the region as gang members were travelling for a tangi at a Marae near Awanui on Tuesday. One man faced the Kaitaia District Court and has been remanded in custody, while further Police enforcement will continue. A Police investigation has been underway s…