A machete was found along with cannabis, a set of scales and an imitation firearm inside a vehicle searched in Dunedin this morning, police say. Police stopped the vehicle in Ardmore Dr, near the Kensington Sports Bar & Tavern, about 12.10am this morning, Sergeant Matt Lee, of Dunedin, said. Officers spotted a meth pipe in the vehicle and invoked a search, Sgt Lee said. The search of the vehicle also produced a butterfly knife, a machete, police scanners, cannabis plant, scales and a ‘‘tick book’’. Officers witnessed a 19-year-old man allegedly ‘‘chasing after an associate and trying to kick him over’’, Sgt Lee said.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 16, 2026 01:09 UTC