Hunt for gunman in Pukehohe

UPDATE - Police are seeking urgent assistance from the public to locate a man following a domestic incident at an address in the Margarita Rise area of Pukekohe.

The man being sought is described as a male Maori, of slim build, tall, wearing black pants and a grey singlet. He was carrying a blue shoulder bag and a red and black back pack.

He has crew-cut hair, a goatee beard, and a tattoo with a Celtic design on his right bicep.

He left the address on foot and is believed to be in the Pukekohe area.

Police say the man is "very dangerous and unstable". They believe he has a gun and say he should not be approached.

Anyone seeing a person fitting this description please call the police immediately.