A man has been taken into custody and referred to psychiatric services after a school was locked down in Rangiora this afternoon.
A man, aged in his 40s, was reported to be threatening to harm himself and was believed to have a gun, police said.
Up to 30 police including the Armed Offenders Squad and a Police Negotiation Team, attended.
They initially visited a property in Victoria Street, but the man had left there. Cordons were put in place in the area, and St Joseph's school was temporarily locked down as a precaution. Other locations were also searched.
The Police Negotiation Team subsequently made contact with the man by phone and found him in a vehicle near the Station Road industrial area.
