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Rotorua police respond to Trigg Ave, Owhata incidents

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20 Aug, 2025 01:54 AM2 mins to read

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An incident at Trigg Ave where one person was injured. Video / Ben Fraser

A person has been injured during an incident on Trigg Ave in Rotorua this afternoon.

A reporter at the scene said police had closed the road near the Distinction Hotel.

The reporter said there were multiple police, fire and ambulance vehicles at the scene.

He said a house had a damaged fence that a police officer was examining.

There was police tape around the end of the street and at the house.

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 An incident at Trigg Ave where one person was injured. Photo / Ben Fraser
An incident at Trigg Ave where one person was injured. Photo / Ben Fraser

A police spokesman said they were notified of an assault on Trigg Ave at 12.08pm.

One person was injured and an ambulance was in attendance.

A secondary incident at Owhata “appears to be linked” to the Trigg Ave incident.

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Hato Hone St John was notified of the incident on Trigg Ave at 12.10pm, a spokesperson said.

They responded with two ambulances, one manager and one rapid response vehicle.

Police were seen comforting a woman on the side of the road.

A spokesman for Alpin Motel & Conference Centre said where he was located at the Alpin Motel, on Sala St he could see about five or six police cars on the road opposite the Distinction Hotel. He said police “totally blocked that area off”.

 An incident at Trigg Ave where one person was injured. Photo / Ben Fraser
An incident at Trigg Ave where one person was injured. Photo / Ben Fraser

Alpin Motel backs on to McKee Ave, which he said had also been blocked off by police.

He said he could still see police outside the hotel.

Meanwhile, a reporter at Porikapa Rd in Owhata said there were five police cars at a house.

A Porikapa Rd resident said armed police entered his property as they swarmed a neighbouring house.

“One was standing on our tractor with a rifle getting a good view over the fence, but my dog tried to have a go at him [the police officer].”

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The man said he called his dog back so it wouldn’t bite him.

The man said there had been a lot of police action in Ōwhata in the past few weeks, more than he had seen in 10 years of living there.

“It’s sad really, but a sign of the times”.

Two men were taken away in separate vehicles in handcuffs.

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