Police are speaking to a man suspected of falsely reporting a firearms incident in the Auckland suburb of Ponsonby this afternoon.
A helicopter, armed officers and police dogs were sent into the suburb after reports of shots fired before 3pm.
Ponsonby Primary School was asked to keep children inside as the incident unfolded.
A police statement issued at 3:45pm said it has been established no shots were fired and no firearms were located.
Inspector Kay Lane said the man who reported the incident was being spoken to by police.
