A person who was seen carrying a firearm this afternoon was actually carrying a camera tripod.
Police cordoned off the Long Mile Rd entrance to Whakarewarewa Forest this afternoon, after reports of a person seen with a gun.
A police media spokeswoman told the Rotorua Daily Post that a man was reported carrying a firearm in the Whakarewarewa Forest area.
The incident was reported about 4.20pm.
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Police have since spoken with the person matching the description of the man with the "gun".