One person has been taken into custody after armed police swooped on an Ōpōtiki property this afternoon.
A police spokesman said the police armed offenders squad members responded to the alleged family harm-related incident at a residential address on State Highway 35 at Maraenui, east of Ōpōtiki.
Police had received a report of alleged gunshots at the property about 1.30pm.
One person was taken into custody and inquiries were continuing, the spokesman said.
