About 11.30am Wednesday , police from Orana Local Area Command attended a home on Gobolion Street, Wellington, following a call received via Crime Stoppers.

At the home police allegedly located a white Hyundai Excel.

During a search of the car, police allegedly found a rifle and a shotgun in the boot, believed to have been stolen from a property in Wellington last week.

The car and firearms were seized and will undergo forensic examinations.

Investigations into the incident are continuing.

Police would like to thank the community for their assistance with the matter.

Police and are reminding the community that calls to Crime Stoppers can be made anonymously, and that information provided to police will be acted on.