There has been delight at falling gun crime in Wairoa.
It's had 15 firearms incidents between August last year and July this year, which is down from 35 for the previous period.
Mayor Craig Little says open lines of communication with gangs in the town has helped that decrease.
He told Mike Hosking more cops on the beat has also helped.
Little says they used to struggle with police numbers which lead to more crime.
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