Scene guards have been in place on two residential streets in Tāmaki Makaurau overnight after shots were fired.
Police at a house on Bleakhouse Road, Mellons Bay, where shots were fired on Wednesday 25 May. Photo: RNZ / Rayssa Almeida
It is not yet known whether the two incidents are related to seven attacks across the city on Tuesday night, linked to tensions between the Killer Beez and Tribesmen gangs.
Police were called to Vina Place, Massey, about 7.30pm on Wednesday after reports a shot had been fired, and officers remained on site overnight.
Later on Wednesday police were alerted about 9pm that a firearm had been discharged towards a house on Bleakhouse Road, Mellons Bay.
Officers were looking at CCTV images as part of the investigation, Detective Inspector Warrick Adkin Counties Manukau CIB said.
No injuries had been reported by Thursday morning at either incident.
Markers on a driveway in Vina Place, Massey, as police investigated reports of shots fired. Photo: RNZ / Rayssa Almeida
The shootings in the turf war between the Tribesmen and Killer Beez gangs warranted police officers being armed in Auckland, Police Association president Chris Cahill said.
He said there was a case for a general arming order in Auckland at the moment "given the number of incidents and the prevalence of them and how dangerous they are."
"I know a number of officers feel that should be the case."
He said police - including gang liaison officers - could work towards restoring a truce but community leaders and whānau also had to be involved.
Police remained at Vina Place, Massey, overnight after reports a shot had been fired. Photo: RNZ / Rayssa Almeida
"It's a matter of getting these people together to agree that this out of control, they're putting themselves at risk, their whānau at risk and the communities at risk.
"My biggest concern was that these groups end up confronting each other and having a shootout."
Police were seizing firearms, but there were so many out there it would take a long time to get on top of that, he said.
Meanwhile, a woman who lived in Mellons Bay near the scene of one of last night's shootings said she heard very loud bangs in what was usually a quiet area.
"It doesn't frighten me as much as it sickens me. I just think it's not on and something needs to be done but I'm not sure how you address it."
She was worried about the risk to the public.
"Well, it's obviously very scary for people living in the area, especially if you've got young children, and it's happening too often."
