A man has been arrested following an early morning shooting in Blenheim.
Ambulance officers were called to a rural property about 5am morning by a 30-year-old man who said he had been shot in the leg, police said.
The man was in considerable pain and remains in Wairau Hospital, wherehe underwent surgery for his wound.
A 47-year-old local man was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm following the shooting. He is to appear in Blenheim District Court tomorrow.
Police said the incident occurred at a house which the alleged offender was looking after.
