There was a strong police presence in Ruatoki on Wednesday night as more locals are questioned in relation to the anti-terror raids.
 
ONE News understands a man was been arrested in the the tiny Bay of Plenty township on Wednesday night and taken to Rotorua.
 
It is believed those already under arrest are likely to face further charges.
 
United in their dismay, supporters of veteran Maori activist Tame Iti gathered on Wednesday night to contemplate the bad news.

Iti was denied bail earlier in the day and faces three new charges in relation to the police raid at his Whakatane home on Monday.

"It's very disappointing the fact that Tame seems to be the person the law always picks on," says one Tame Iti supporter.

Police were out in full force outside the Rotorua court but iti's friends and family were dignified despite their disappointment.

"Of course we are very disappointed that my father has been remanded in custody. But my father is not a terrorist, and I believe that the majority of the New Zealand public realise that," says Toi Kairakau Iti, Tame Iti's son.

Iti is appealing against his bail decision and now faces a total of 11 charges, the exact nature of which are not known.

Earlier in the afternoon, word came through that one of Iti's co-accused on the firearms charges had been granted bail in Palmerston North.

So Iti's lawyers were disappointed their client was not given the same deal.

"We are concerned particularly that the Crown seems to be following the British anti-terrorism legislation, which allows holding suspects or people to be charged for indefinite periods before charge," says Moana Jackson, Iti's lawyer.

That means the Tuhoe leader will be behind bars for another week on charges relating to possession of firearms and a molotov cocktail.

Also denied bail were  two men and two women facing firearms charges in Wellington.

The four arrested in the raids on Monday were supported by around 100 protesters, joining in calls for all the activists to be freed from police custody.

But ONE News understands more are likely to join their ranks in court, Ruatoki's quiet calm shattered with more raids there and in Hamilton on Wednesday night.