Counter-terrorism police have searched two NSW homes linked to the suspected Christchurch gunman but didn't find anything that posed a threat to the public.
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, New Zealand's police commissioner says.
Information garnered from the searches is being sent across the Tasman to help local police investigating the mosque shootings by Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant.
Officers from the NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team searched a property on Monday in Sandy Beach, near Coffs Harbour, where Tarrant's sister is believed to live.
Plain-clothed detectives entered the home, which had its windows and doors covered in black plastic sheets, to look for evidence.
Another search was carried out a short time later at a second home in Lawrence near Maclean.
It's understood Tarrant's mother works in that region.
New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush said Australian police didn't discover "any matters that would threaten their public".
Information from the NSW searches would be sent to New Zealand "and will form part of the investigation", he added.
The AFP and NSW Police said in a joint statement on Monday the primary aim of the searches was to "formally obtain material that may assist New Zealand Police in their ongoing investigation".
"The community can be assured that there is no information to suggest a current or impending threat related to these search warrants."
Tarrant, originally from Grafton in NSW, has been charged with murder over the massacre that killed 50 people at two Christchurch mosques on Friday.
His mother and sister remain in a safe house under police protection and there is no suggestion they did anything wrong.
"The family of the Australian man arrested in Christchurch continues to assist police with their inquiries," police said in a statement.
Tarrant was not on any watchlist in Australia or New Zealand despite online profiles linked to him containing white supremacist material
The 28-year-old posted a 74-page "manifesto" online before the attack. A 17-minute video of the shootings was live-streamed.
The JCTT is made up of officers from the AFP, NSW Police, as well as ASIO and the NSW Crime Commission.
Australian Associated Press
