A video posted on YouTube showed about a dozen people approaching the police car. Photo: YouTubeTaranaki Police have laid charges against two people after an encounter with a "hostile" group of people at a car meet in Oaonui. Police attended a callout to a group of "antisocial road users" gathering at Kina Rd about 1am last Saturday. However, they soon retreated, later saying, "Due to the hostile nature of the group, it was determined that the safest course of action was to monitor the meet from nearby and gather information." A video posted on YouTube showed about a dozen people approaching a police car, which then reversed as people ran after it.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 28, 2026 14:29 UTC