A wanted gang member remains on the loose despite a police and Armed Offender Squad search through the lower Kaimai Range.
Waikato police set up a cordon in the area yesterday afternoon with assistance from the police Eagle helicopter but the offender managed to evade police, a Waikato police spokesman Andrew McAlley said.
"The person of interest was not located."
A number of phone calls were received by police from people in the area who noticed the helicopter's presence.
Mr McAlley warned people if they noticed any suspicious people in the area, not to approach them and contact police with any information they might have.