There is an armed police presence in Omanawa near Tauranga this morning.
A police spokeswoman said police executed a search warrant at a property on Belk Rd South during the morning.
“We don’t have any further information we can provide at this time.”
A NZME photographer at the scene said armed police and plain-clothed police staff with vests on could be seen walking up a long metalled rural driveway.
Police staff were also getting driven up the driveway in shuttle runs.
Two people wearing hazmat suits were also on the roadside.
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