The vending machine at The Daktory in suburban New Lynn had been set up to dispense one-gram bags of marijuana for $NZ20 ($15.59) each, according to one of the campaigners behind the scheme.

Police said they arrested four people and seized the vending machine, $NZ27,000 in cash and around 700 grams of cannabis, as well as bongs, pipes and other utensils when they raided the property on Thursday evening.