Police in Gisborne worked hard to keep roads and communities safe over the weekend, targeting impaired drivers across Tairāwhiti.

The Eastern District Impairment Team deployed to the region and worked alongside local Road Policing staff and members of the Serious Crash Unit.

Senior Sergeant Trent Higgs says the teams focused on high-volume breath testing and drug impairment checks, setting up multiple checkpoints between Thursday and Sunday.

An online attention-seeker turned viewers into witnesses after allegedly live streaming his illegal activity in west Auckland.

Around 6.10pm on 25 July, a TikTok live stream captured a motorist brandishing a machete while doing burnouts in the Titirangi town centre.

Waitematā West Area Response Manager, Senior Sergeant Jon Winthrop says a concerned member of the public watched the broadcast and notified Police of the driver’s dangerous actions.

“Shortly after, the vehicle was identified near the location seen on the live stream.