Investigation into two firearms incidents targeted at Wairoa Police

Wairoa Police are investigating after two firearms incidents at the weekend where Police properties were fired upon.

In the first incident, shortly after 11pm on Saturday 19 October, a single shot was fired at the door of a Police officer's home in Wairoa. The second incident occurred last night at around 9.25pm when the Wairoa Police Station on Queen Street was shot at.

No-one was injured in either incident.

"These were targeted attacks on our Police staff and will not be tolerated," said Acting Eastern District Commander Iain Chapman.

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