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Alf Filipaina: South Auckland councillor says he still holds out hope that rival gangs will call another ceasefire

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A broken truce has led to the latest spate of gang violence across Auckland.More than two dozen charges have been laid and 19 people have been arrested thus far as investigations continue into a series of firearms incidents and suspicious fires last month.Those arrested are affiliated to the Killer Beez and Tribesmen gangs.South Auckland councillor Alf Filipaina told Heather du Plessis-Allan he still holds out hope the rival gangs will call another ceasefire.“Nobody ever thought that was going to happen two years ago, and it did. I went to a school this afternoon, spoke to the teachers and the principal there, it’s a school in South Auckland, he said: ‘there has to be hope’.”Meanwhile, Police don't know whether today's firearms incident in Auckland's Papakura was gang-related.One person's in Middlemore Hospital in a critical condition after the shooting on Great South Road.It was reported to Police just before 1pm.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.