Northland police are investigating after a woman called to say her neighbour had shot her horse.
Dargaville police Senior Sergeant Rob Nordstrom said the police communications centre in Auckland got a call from a woman from Donnellys Crossing, 46km northwest of Dargaville, saying her horse had been shot.
The alleged shooter and another man had threatened her before leaving the rural property, police said.
The men were traced to a house at Aranga, 34km northwest of Dargaville about 9.30am.
Mr Nordstrom said officers treated the callout as serious and went to a house and made telephone contact with the man.
