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NSW police have raided two homes on the NSW mid-north coast in connection to Friday’s massacre at Christchurch.

The NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team executed search warrants at the property at Sandy Beach near Coffs Harbour about 8.30am today.

A short time later, the same team executed a second search warrant at a property in Lawrence near Maclean.

The two properties are believed to belong to family members of Australian man Brenton Tarrant, who was arrested and charged with murder after allegedly storming two New Zealand mosques and shooting dead 50 people.

The properties are 95km apart. Tarrant’s mother and sister had earlier been taken to a safe place for their protection.

In a statement, NSW Police said the raids were “in support of the New Zealand Police investigation into Friday’s terrorist attack”.

The primary aim of the activity is to formally obtain material that may assist New Zealand Police in their ongoing investigation,” a spokesman said.

“The family of the Australian man arrested in Christchurch continues to assist police with their inquiries.

“The community can be assured that there is no information to suggest a current or impending threat related to this search warrants.

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/news/two-homes-in-nsw-raided-as-part-of-response-to-christchurch-terror-attack/news-story/a256e27bcc25560625ebc34d9103ce4a