National

Regional

Taiwan, HK, Macao

Special Coverage

Focus

Society

Profiles

4 arrested after attacking Chinese tourists in NZ

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-08-27 19:34

WELLINGTON: Four men have been arrested after an attack on Chinese tourists in New Zealand's Far North last Friday, police said on Thursday.

The three Chinese tourists were at Te Paki when four men hailed down their car on Te Paki Road and robbed them.

Related readings:  3 Chinese tourists robbed in New Zealand  Egypt embraces more Chinese tourists  Largest NZ company tapping vast dairy market  Chinese murderer gets 12 years minimum in jail in NZ

Detective Sergeant Trevor Beatson of Kaitaia Police said search warrants were executed Wednesday night around the Far North area, the New Zealand Press Association reported on Thursday.

Raids on Kaitaia homes found foreign currency and personal items belonging to the Chinese tourists.

The four men, aged 19, 20, 22 and 25, appeared in Kaitaia District Court on Thursday charged with aggravated robbery.

Beatson said the victims were happy with the arrests, which police had been keen to execute before the tourists left New Zealand.