Armed police are at the scene of a raid in a Tauranga suburb this afternoon.
Members of the Armed Offender Squad (AOS) are helping police search a property near Tauranga Girls' College, a police spokeswoman said.
The spokeswoman said the AOS was involved as a "precautionary matter" and the raid near 22nd Ave on Cameron Rd was "routine".
The spokeswoman was not able to offer an exact address but said while the operation was being carried out near the school, the college had nothing to do with the raid.
At the scene Inspector Karl Wright St-Clair declined to comment, saying a media release would be coming.