Two people have been arrested after two separate Anzac Day incidents in Northland where motorists were allegedly followed, forced to stop and then threatened at gunpoint.
Police said the incidents occurred in Northland on Saturday, with the alleged offenders aged 46 and 30 from the Bay of Plenty and Northland respectively.
Detective Senior Sergeant Ben Bergin said the incidents had left the victims "understandably shaken" and that police were not ruling out further victims from similar incidents.
"We would like to hear from anyone who believes they may have been targeted in a similar way, such as being followed, forced to stop, or threatened with a firearm on 25 April in the Northland or Waitematā area."
Police were also working to determine whether the reports were linked to a gun found by a member of the public in Mangawhai and handed into officers by a member of the public on the same day.
Bergin said police would not tolerate this "intimidating and violent offending".
"If you can assist our enquiries, please get in touch with us as soon as possible."
Anyone with relevant information should contact police on 105.
Two people were due to appear in the North Shore District Court on May 4 on a number of charges related to this offending, including intentional damage, dangerous driving, possession of methamphetamine for supply, and committing an imprisonable offence with a weapon.
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