Two men have been arrested and charged with the alleged murder of Shayden Perkinson who was fatally stabbed while protecting a woman in Whangārei.

Police arrested four men in south Auckland on Thursday evening in relation to the killing.

Perkinson got into an altercation with two men at the Raumanga Gull petrol station and was left with stab wounds as a result.

The two men charged with the alleged murder are 24 and 29.

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“Investigation staff have been working hard to piece together the events of the night, so it is pleasing that arrests have now been made,” said Detective Inspector Dene Begbie.

He said the other two men had been charged with crimes that related to the search of the house the men were found at.

One, aged 25, was charged with accessory after the fact to murder and unlawful possession of a pistol, while a 54-year-old was charged jointly with the unlawful possession of a pistol.

Begbie said Shayden’s death had touched many across the Raumanga and wider communities this week and police’s “thoughts are with his whānau”.

“[They] are still coming to terms with the devastating events of Saturday night,” Begbie said.

He also didn’t discount further arrests or charges as the investigation was ongoing.

The four men charged are expected to appear in the Manukau District Court on Friday.