A woman was assaulted when two men allegedly armed with a knife and a shotgun entered an Auckland house in the early hours of this morning, and a shot was fired.
Police said two men entered a house in Cortina Place, Pakuranga, allegedly armed with a knife.
A woman at the house was assaulted, police said, and the burglars left.
A male from the house chased the offenders, who fired a firearm, believed to be a shotgun.
Police said no one was hurt when the shotgun went off.