Lance Burdett: former police negotiator says police had limited options during Ōpōtiki gang procession - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Criticism of the police's handling of a gang funeral procession in Ōpōtiki yesterday.

Traffic was held back for two hours as Mongrel Mob members flooded State Highway 2.

Former police negotiator Lance Burdett says police had a hands-off approach and could've done more.

"Yes, they were in the community, there were liaison officers there, there were senior police officers out in the community. However, the traffic management could have been done a heck of a lot better."

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