Armed police have responded to reports of a shooting in the Auckland suburb of Sandringham but were stood down after confirming no one had been shot.
Emergency services including police, ambulance and Fire and Emergency personnel descended on Kiwitea St about 12.30pm.
Sandringham locals reported on social media that there were "lots of sirens" in the area and that police and ambulance "went screaming past".
In a statement, police said they called to a report of a person with a gunshot wound at a Kiwitea St property.