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A man was shot in the leg last night after a domestic dispute in Maungaturoto, 64km south of Whangarei.
Police said the armed offenders squad was called to a house in the town at 9.30pm after a man was shot in the lower leg.
He was taken to Whangarei Hospital and had surgery on his leg, he was in a stable condition.
A 59-year-old man would be appearing in the Whangarei District Court on serious assault charges and firearms charges.
- NZPA
