Surfing has suddenly got a lot more dangerous in the Waikato's Taharoa area after a group of surfers were allegedly shot at off Te Maika-Albatross Pt.
Waikato Police posted about the incident on Facebook, saying Jono from Kawhia Police is appealing for information after the incident on Thursday, which left them shaken and fearing for their lives.
"Suddenly they been shot towards with one of the bullets hitting just two metres away from the young fella. Naturally they were terrified and have left the area," Waikato Police posted.
"Jono has a feeling that someone has taken exception to 'strangers' using 'their' water and where the shots have come from was from the bush. The only real reasons for people being in that area would have been for hunting."
The report has been backed up by Facebook commenters, who say this isn't the first time weapons have been used to protect the patch.
"Locals only in that spot, been that way for years," one person wrote. "Bet they're just worried someone will stumble onto their hooch."
"Several fishermen fishing out of Kawhia have been shot at around there. Been happening for a couple of years now," another said.
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