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Police Probe Destiny Church Leader Over Threatening Video

8/6/2026

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Police are investigating Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki for a threatening video.
Tamaki told the Herald he has not been involved in the church’s charitable entities for years.
A liquidator’s report said Whakamana International Trust owed almost $2.4 million to creditors, including Inland Revenue.
A petition with 36,000 signatures followed a protest at Auckland’s Te Atatu Community Centre.
In June, police suspended Tamaki’s gun licence and seized his firearms after comments.

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Police are investigating Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki for a threatening video.
Tamaki told the Herald he has not been involved in the church’s charitable entities for years.
A liquidator’s report said Whakamana International Trust owed almost $2.4 million to creditors, including Inland Revenue.
A petition with 36,000 signatures followed a protest at Auckland’s Te Atatu Community Centre.
In June, police suspended Tamaki’s gun licence and seized his firearms after comments.