22 Feb 2018

44-year-old arrested after AOS callout in Ahipara

5:16 pm on 22 February 2018

A 44-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an AOS callout in the Far North town of Ahipara where shots were fired at a local house.

Ahipara School has gone into lockdown.

Ahipara School went into lockdown while armed police searched the town. Photo: Google Maps

No-one was hurt in the incident in Takahe Street on Monday morning.

But a nearby school went into lockdown while armed police scoured the small town for the shooter.

Detective Sergeant Mark Dalzell said a Northland man had been charged with assault with a weapon, however additional charges were likely to be laid.

The man would appear in the Kaitaia District Court tomorrow.