Police have spoken to Anihera Black regarding allegations made in a video posted on Facebook of her late husband being a paedophile.

The allegations have been met with strong responses, including a local Tauranga artist removing a mural of Black, and a Labour MP publicly commending Anihera.

"We lived as husband and wife for 26 years, share five of his children and I'm the only person of authority to speak about him in the way I'm about to," says Anihera.

She relayed that she had been torn listening to accolades about him at his funeral.

"The pain and suffering he caused others will live on for generations to come if things go unsaid.” Read more here.

Police have since spoken with Anihera and are seeking further information in relation to the allegations.

Detective Inspector Mark Loper says 'police take allegations of this nature very seriously and the interests and welfare of any potential victims are a priority to us”.

'We encourage anyone with information they wish to discuss with Police, or matters they wish to report, to contact us via their local station or by contacting the Adult Sexual Assault team on ASA@police.govt.nz

'Anyone who wishes to come forward and speak with us can be assured they can do so in confidence,” says Mark.

'Any information which is given to us will be assessed to determine what further steps may be required from a police perspective, particularly appropriate support which can be offered to individuals.”