{"id":1812,"date":"2022-07-07T12:27:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T00:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=1812"},"modified":"2022-07-07T12:27:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T00:27:33","slug":"armed-police-respond-to-incident-on-aucklands-north-shore-after-four-schools-were-put-in-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=1812","title":{"rendered":"Armed police respond to incident on Auckland&#8217;s North Shore after four schools were put in lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Armed police have been deployed to an incident on Auckland&#8217;s North Shore after some schools were placed in lockdown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-captioned photo-captioned-full photo-cntr eight_col \">\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">Takapuna Grammar, Belmont Intermediate, Belmont Primary, Bayswater Primary School, and Northcote Intermediate all went into lockdown just after 11am.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>About quarter of an hour later the schools posted on Facebook saying the lockdown had lifted.<\/p>\n<p>They said the lockdown was due to a police incident in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Bayswater and Belmont&#8217;s posts said everyone was safe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-captioned photo-captioned-full photo-cntr eight_col \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rnz-ressh.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/s--HgGqALNI--\/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_1050\/4LP0QB4_MicrosoftTeams_image_13_png\" alt=\"Police on Bardia Street in Belmont, Auckland.\" width=\"1050\" height=\"590\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\"><span class=\"caption\">An armed police officer at the scene of the incident.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photo:\u00a0RNZ \/ Finn Blackwell<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Takapuna Grammar said students were safely inside buildings as instructed by police and the Ministry of Education.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/belmontintermediateschool\/posts\/pfbid04UuTgivKpube6RQFjLzN21ZaJPr9AdAz9FKvPfSMTxrKZyJx2L8YtS4tiMq4cuMXl\" data-width=\"610\" data-show-text=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p>Northcote Intermediate said its lockdown was over.<\/p>\n<p>Police confirmed there had been a lockdown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-captioned photo-captioned-full photo-cntr eight_col \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rnz-ressh.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/s--w64BD89o--\/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_1050\/4LP0QB4_MicrosoftTeams_image_12_png\" alt=\"Police on Bardia Street in Belmont, Auckland.\" width=\"1050\" height=\"590\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\"><span class=\"caption\">Police at the incident.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photo:\u00a0RNZ \/ Finn Blackwell<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Locals described seeing police cars speeding through the area.<\/p>\n<p>Belmont Intermediate principal Nick Hill said the school was advised to go into lockdown as a precaution as there was a firearms incident in the area.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lockdown protocols were initiated and our parent community were made aware of the school going into lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our lockdown has since been lifted.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armed police have been deployed to an incident on Auckland&#8217;s North Shore after some schools were placed in lockdown. Takapuna Grammar, Belmont Intermediate, Belmont Primary, Bayswater Primary School, and Northcote Intermediate all went into lockdown just after 11am. About quarter of an hour later the schools posted on Facebook saying the lockdown had lifted. 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