Armed police are in West Auckland responding to reports of gunfire and a primary school is in lockdown.
Glen Eden Primary School, in Glenview Road, has told parents it is in lockdown.
Police are responding to reports of a shot possibly being fired in the Glen Eden area after 10am.
Police say the Armed Offenders Squad has been deployed to the area as a precaution.
Cordons have been put in place on a section of West Coast Road near Glendale Road.