Patched gang members who helped themselves to Greymouth's coveted 'Big Rock' — the best whitebaiting spot on the Grey River — have been moved along by police. Police confirmed that the Aotearoa Natives moved on to the Big Rock — nearly opposite the old Richmond Hotel site — just before the country went into level 4 lockdown. The Greymouth Star understands the gang members first staked out the rock about two weeks ago — in anticipation of the start of the fishing season on September 1 — after a stoush with local whitebaiters. "Police issued gang members with a trespass notice from the Greymouth Port authority and they are not allowed to go back," sergeant Dave Cross said. A gang member told the Greymouth Star not all of them were banned, but two of 12.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 27, 2021 17:02 UTC