A 36-year-old Whangārei man has been charged with firearms offences including unlawful possession of an AK47 and having a homemade bomb.
The items were uncovered in a two-day police search of an Otaika Rd house.
Daniel Paul Van Houten, 36, appeared in the Whangārei District Court on Monday charged with unlawful possession of a .223 AK47, unlawful possession of a semi-automatic 308, unlawful possession of a pistol Comet Flare gun, unlawful possession of 308 ammunition and unlawful possession of .223 ammunition.
He also faces a charge of unlawful possession of an explosive device, namely an improvised explosive device.
An improvised explosive device (IED), is a homemade bomb constructed from military or non-military components.