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The Eastern Suburbs Tavern in Glengarry, Invercargill, where a gun was pulled in a gang scuffle on February 6.
A Black Power member has admitted to pointing a shotgun at a man at an Invercargill pub. The incident happened during a scuffle between Black Power and Mongrel Mob members at the Eastern Suburbs Tavern, about 10pm on February 6. Mangu Tamatea, 20 of Palmerston North, pleaded guilty in the Invercargill District Court to pointing a shotgun at a man, possessing a shotgun and being armed with a .22 rifle entering the tavern with intent to commit an imprisonable offence.
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Pleas to the charges were not entered. Three other men also appeared in court in relation to the incident. Tre Moerua-Awhitu, 21, of Christchurch, appeared on a charge of possessing eight rounds of .22 ammunition and a charge of presenting a shotgun at a man. Moerua-Awhitu was remanded on bail and is expected to reappear in court via video link from Christchurch on March 2. A condition of Moerua-Awhitu’s bail was to not associate with any staff of the Glengarry Tavern, gang members, witnesses, victims, his co-defendant or to enter Southland except for to appear in court. Two other men, who had been held in custody since Sunday, had all charges related to the incident withdrawn by police without prejudiceand were released.