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Police are looking for two men who pointed guns at four tourists before making off with their van.
Senior sergeant Sue Leach said the two men were seen in the Dargaville Caltex petrol station at 11.15pm on Sunday, just over an hour before they pointed guns at the four Irish tourists.
She said the contents of the tourists' van includes generators and waterblasters.
Senior sergeant Leach said one of the men is described as Maori, in his thirties, with a beard and bad teeth. He had a blue scarf around his face and was wearing a jacket, hoodie and track pants.
The other man is described as Maori, in his twenties, clean shaven and was wearing a light brown hooded jacket with long sleeves, white scarf and base ball cap.
Senior sergeant Leach said anyone who saw the two men should contact Dargaville police.
- NZHERALD STAFF