Police are monitoring a large group of gang members travelling through Northland after a tangi in South Auckland earlier today.
There were significant issues reported to police following a tangi in Counties Manukau earlier on Friday, and police said they will maintain a strong presence in the hours after the tangi.
A large number of Killer Beez gang members were at the tangi on Friday morning in South Auckland, as a funeral is held for a dirt bike rider who died this week.
South Auckland’s dirt bikers stayed away from the tangi, but about 30 riders on Harley-Davidsons turned out for the service and burial at Manukau Memorial Gardens. It is believed the heavy police presence at a checkpoint near the cemetery entrance kept the dirt bikers away.
A large number Tribesmen gang members - which is linked to the Killer Bees - then headed north and police stopped them on State Highway One, at Te Ahu Ahu Rd, near Ohaeawai, this afternoon.
