Police are warning of disruption due to a gang funeral in the central North Island today.
Taupō Police Area Commander Inspector Phil Edwards said additional police staff would be deployed across parts of the Bay of Plenty to monitor gang members who are attending the tangi in Mangakino.
The funeral is for Mongrel Mob member Hori Gage, 27, who was fatally shot in Palmerston North on Sunday.
The young father was killed after days of rising gang tensions in the town and was described as a loving parent with “the biggest heart”.
The tangi takes place at 11am and there will be a funeral procession from Mangakino to Taupō crematorium with disruptions to traffic flow in Taupō expected around 5pm, Edwards said.