Shellfish-stripping tensions explode into scuffle

A Whangaparāoa man says he was pushed down a flight of steps last week after confronting a group of half a dozen people he believed were illegally collecting shellfish at Army Bay.

He had demanded to see inside their bags; they objected and tensions escalated.


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