Reports of a man with a gun in a coastal community in Northland sparked an Armed Offenders Squad callout.
A police spokeswoman confirmed police were called to a family harm incident at a property at Oakura, 50km north of Whangārei, about 2.45pm today.Due to the nature of the incident she said police were not able to go into specifics of the incident.
However, a male reportedly left the property with what was believed to be a firearm in his vehicle.
Armed officers and the Armed Offenders Squad were responding as a precaution.
At about 5.30pm police had arrested a man at Rawhiti, 34km north east of Russell.
