Two firearms were recovered and two people have been arrested in Auckland. Photo / NZ Police
Two men in their twenties have been arrested after a loaded military-style assault
rifle was confiscated on Sunday morning.
Police attended a report of disorder at the Manukau Sports Bowl in Clover Park just after 9am, but police received information a firearm was involved.
A car was located by Counties Manukau
Police a short distance from the scene, where it was searched and the loaded military-style assault rifle and an air rifle were found.
The firearm was not discharged during the incident.
The men, one a 22-year-old man and a 20-year-old, have been arrested and will appear in Manukau District Court on Monday charged with unlawful possession of a prohibited firearm and magazine.
