Police used an Eagle helicopter and its Armed Offenders Squad to apprehend a wanted man in central Auckland last night.
The incident started when the man, who was wanted by police on a family harm matter and known to carry firearms, was spotted driving south into Auckland, a police spokesperson said.
Police used a "co-ordinated" approach to apprehend the man, which including using an Eagle helicopter to monitor the vehicle's location once it left an address on the North Shore at around 8pm.
![The man was wanted by police on a family harm matter and was known to carry firearms.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TPSBYIDVVUPZWEADIWS7IW3CKA.jpg?auth=73dd25e176d8476ca1440479795fda4606b9be03bb4d720af54e123906c33b02&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)
Police vehicles were used to block in the "high-risk" man's vehicle and bring it to a stop on Halsey Street near Victoria Street around 9:45pm.
A Fire and Emergency vehicle happened to be in the next lane at the time the man's vehicle was stopped but was not used as part of the police operation.