Hon POTO WILLIAMS: Operation Tauwhiro is one of the most successful police operations ever undertaken in New Zealand to combat organised crime. As part of this operation, Police have taken 1,531 firearms off the street, arrested 1,255 people, taken 53 kilograms of methamphetamine out of circulation, and conducted 926 searches under warrant, as well as 634 warrantless searches. A key focus of the operation has been and will continue to be investigating and disrupting the illegal supply of firearms to gangs and organised crime groups. 