Shannon PitmanOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Whangārei·NZ Herald·17 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to read‌Senior Sergeant Clem Armstrong (inset) tackled Taniora Peri to the ground while he was holding a machete and meat cleaver.When police arrived to find Taniora Peri swinging a machete and a meat cleaver, they fired off four Tasers – but it failed to have any effect on him.Then Peri challenged a senior sergeant to shoot him.

Instead of drawing his gun, the officer the charged in bare‑handed, tackling