Two men have been arrested after a spate of shootings and gunpoint robberies in the eastern Bay of Plenty.
Ōpōtiki police said this afternoonthat they were notified on October 16 that a person had fired a firearm at a property in the Ōpōtiki area.
A 29-year-old man was taken into custody the next day and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and recklessly discharging a firearm.
This morning, a 27-year-old man was taken into custody after a report of a robbery where a firearm was allegedly presented at another person.
The man was charged with assault with intent to rob involving a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm, the statement said.