To attribute to Detective Inspector Joel Syme:
Police are aware of a planned event in Christchurch this weekend involving members and associates of the Mongols Motorcycle Club.
Additional police staff will be deployed in the city over the weekend to closely monitor the behaviour of those attending the event.
Our expectations around these types of events are very clear and I can assure the community that we will have resources in place to respond to reports of unlawful behaviour.
We also encourage the public to report any instances of unlawful activity and unsafe driving to us, so we can take appropriate action.
Please contact 111 if it is happening now, or report non-urgent matters to Police by calling 105 or going online to https://www.police.govt.nz/use-105
Police this morning responded to a crash involving two motorcycles travelling to the event.
The crash on SH 1 (Omihi Road), north of Amberley, was reported to Police at 11.25am. Nobody was injured and the road was not blocked.
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Issued by Police Media Centre.