Police were called to a Hastings primary school this morning to talk down a six-year-old student running rampant on the school's roof.
Napier police senior sergeant Dan Foley said police were called just before 2pm by Riverslea School and were told the boy had refused to come down from the roof despite attempts from staff.
Mr Foley understood the Mayfair school had tried to contact the boy's family before ringing police.
When a traffic unit arrived at the school, a community patrol unit was already there trying to get the boy down.
Police were only at the school for about 20 minutes.