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Troubled Whangārei suburb welcomes police operation to tackle gangs with guns
25 Feb, 2021 04:01 PM
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Martin Kaipo, chief executive of Te Hau Āwhiowhio ō Ōtangarei Trust, supports the police operation as he wants to see guns and violence out of Northland communities. Photo / File
Martin Kaipo, chief executive of Te Hau Āwhiowhio ō Ōtangarei Trust, supports the police operation as he wants to see guns and violence out of Northland communities. Photo / File
Multimedia journalist for the Northern Advocatekarina.cooper@nzme.co.nz
A Northland community grappling with the presence of patches in its neighbourhood has welcomed a police operation to curb gang violence, guns, and organised crime.
There will be anxiety, anger – blame even. All those emotions you expect when something like this happens.
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The new Covid-19 case was announced on Sunday. But Kaipo said the anger wouldn’t be directed at the woman who had tested positive – it would be directed towards the system. “It was a system failure. That s what needs to be looked at. “We need to have a good hard look at our border control. You know a lot of countries are already shutting their doors to people returning from these at-risk countries, with all these new strains popping up. We [New Zealand] need to have a good look at that, I believe.”