50-year-old man appears in the Whanganui District Court on firearms and cannabis charges

A 50-year-old man appeared in the Whanganui District Court on firearms and cannabis charges. Photo / Bevan Conley

A 50-year-old man has appeared in the Whanganui District Court on multiple charges after a firearms incident on Durie Hill in November.

A police spokesperson said the man was remanded in custody on charges of using a firearm against law enforcement, reckless discharge of a firearm, two charges of unlawfully carrying/possessing a firearm/weapon, cultivating cannabis and procuring/possessing cannabis.

He is due to reappear on January 9.

Finn Williams is a multimedia journalist for the Whanganui Chronicle. He joined the Chronicle in early 2022 and regularly covers stories about business, events and emergencies. He also enjoys writing opinion columns on whatever interests him.