Police uncover two large purpose-built shed growing cannabis after attending a firearms incident in Feilding.

More than 1000 cannabis plants and $800,000 cash have been seized from a rural property in Manawatū.

Police found a large-scale commercial cannabis operation at a Feilding home while responding to a firearms incident on January 2.

When searching the property the next day they found two large purpose-built sheds growing the drug.

A total of 1102 cannabis plants were recovered, ranging from seedlings to 325 mature plants ready for harvest.

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NEW ZEALAND POLICE More than $800,000 was discovered at the property. It is the region's most significant indoor cannabis bust in 10 years.

Methamphetamine was found, along with about 8 kilograms of manicured cannabis head ready for supply to markets in Manawatū and Auckland.

A 44-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman appeared in the Palmerston North District Court on January 3 charged jointly with cultivation of cannabis. Both have name suppression.



They were remanded on bail without plea to appear again in the Palmerston North District Court on January 23.

NEW ZEALAND POLICE Eigh kilograms of manicured cannabis head and more than 1000 cannabis plants, ranging from seedlings to 325 mature plant, were seized.

Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Thompson said the discovery showed how much illicit money could be made in the cannabis trade.

"This is one of the most significant indoor cannabis operations discovered in the past 10 years," he said.

"This operation has been a major and consistent source of cannabis for both the local and Auckland markets for a number of years."