Armed police are on Hopper Street in central Wellington and a cordon has been set up on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
About a dozen police officers and half a dozen police cars are lining the street.<\/p>\n
Cordons are also in place at the intersections of Webb and Hankey streets, police said.<\/p>\n
The northern end of Hopper Street has reopened but the street remains blocked off south of the intersection with Arlington Street.<\/p>\n
A police officer turning cars around at the cordon told a driver they can’t let anyone through.<\/p>\n
“It’s imperative to your safety and the safety of others.”<\/p>\n
A police dog team had also shown up.<\/p>\n
RNZ understands police are executing an arrest warrant.<\/p>\n
An onlooker whose car is inside the cordon said officers had been there for about half an hour.<\/p>\n
They said there were reports of someone ‘kicking off’ in an apartment up the street.<\/p>\n
A resident of a Hopper Street council housing complex said police have barred him and his neighbours from entering.<\/p>\n
Another resident waiting outside the cordon was surprised by the number of police.<\/p>\n
“When you see this many police, you’d think 300 people have died or something.”<\/p>\n
His neighbour Darlene, said she was feeling anxious as her kids are inside the apartment and she’s stuck at the cordon. She said she popped out for 10 minutes and was unable to get back in.<\/p>\n
She said they’re with an adult and when she called, they had no idea the police were outside.<\/p>\n
Housing provider Te Toi Mahana – who took over management of a housing complex on Hopper Street this week – said it was aware of the incident.<\/p>\n
“Te Toi Mahana is aware of an incident at Te Mara apartments and are supporting police with their response.”<\/p>\n
Members of the public have been asked to avoid the area.<\/p>\n
Source: RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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