Patched gang members who helped themselves to Greymouth's coveted "Big Rock" — the best whitebaiting spot on the Grey River — have been moved along by police.
Police confirmed that the Aotearoa Natives moved on to the Big Rock — nearly opposite the old Richmond Hotel site — just before the country went into level 4 lockdown.
The Greymouth Star understands the gang members first staked out the rock about two weeks ago — in anticipation of the start of the fishing season on September 1 — after a stoush with local whitebaiters.
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