Ponsonby Rd shooting: Four arrests made during funeral proceedings for Killer Beez gunman

Four arrests have been made during the funeral proceedings of the Ponsonby Rd gunman around Auckland today.

A mass of motorcycles left Ngāti Ōtara Marae on Ōtara Rd just after 1pm, leaving smoke and petrol fumes in their wake. Police said they would travel to the Manukau Memorial Gardens.

The motorcyclists could be seen wearing white vests, not clearly gang-affiliated, while one could be seen wearing gang patches. People lined the street filming the convoy.

A police checkpoint was established at the Manukau Memorial Gardens.

Inspector Rakana Cook said while there were “no significant issues”, four people were arrested for judicial matters. Four motorcycles were also impounded for prior driving-related offending.

“Our expectations on the acceptable standard of behaviour have not changed in the last four days,” Cook said.

Meanwhile, disruption is expected on Auckland’s roads this afternoon as the gang convoy follows the funeral around the city.

A police spokesman earlier said they expected convoy members would behave acceptably.

Police said any member of the public who saw concerning activity or behaviour should report it.

Police out in force at the Manukau Memorial Gardens for the funeral of Ponsonby shooter and former Killer Beez gang member Hone Kay-Selwyn.

Killer Beez gang funeral for Hone Kay-Selwyn leaving the Ngāti Ōtara Marae on Monday.

Police said the gang convoy would travel to the Manukau Memorial Gardens.

A police spokesman said they expected that the convoy members would behave acceptably.

Police are stationed along the convoy’s expected route and will be monitoring the situation. and the police Eagle helicopter will be helping.

Hone Kay-Selwyn shot Robert Horne dead on Ponsonby Rd in central Auckland last Sunday night.

Horne was not known to his killer.

Kay-Selwyn was found dead at a property near Taupō last Tuesday. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances and the death had been referred to the Coroner.

Hone Kay-Selwyn's victim, Robert Sidney Horne, 33.

Kay-Selwyn was a member of the Killer Beez gang.

Last Thursday, about 20 of his fellow gang members waited outside the Rotorua Hospital mortuary for his body to be released.

A woman carrying a photo of the shooter was seen walking into the building.

Hone Kay-Selwyn. Photo / New Zealand Police

Police said on Friday planning was “well advanced” ahead of today’s funeral.

“Our expectations on the standards of tolerable behaviour surrounding these events is very clear.”

On Friday, RNZ revealed Kay-Selwyn had been deemed to carry a low risk of reoffending by the Corrections Department, after he assaulted someone in 2020.

Court documents show Kay-Selwyn was sentenced to five months’ community detention after assaulting a stranger at a Taupō strip club in 2020, where he was with his associates from the Killer Beez.

Before that, he had one conviction for possession of cannabis plants.

A report relating to the assault said that given it was his second conviction, the risk of reoffending was low.

The report noted Kay-Selwyn was bullied in school and dropped out not long afterwards, joining the Killer Beez gang at the age of 14.

Kay-Selwyn told a probation officer he regretted his wasted years and wished he could go back to primary school and make changes.