The leader of the country's largest iwi is calling for the police to crackdown on drug dealers and methamphetamine use in Northland.
Ngāpuhi leader, Mane Tahere says he saw a group of youngsters smoking a meth pipe in daylight on the main street of Kaikohe - just down the road from the police station.
He's met with Police Minister Mark Mitchell - asking authorities to use tactics similar to the drug raids carried out in Opotiki last year.
Police Minister Mark Mitchell talks to Kerre Woodham about the issue.
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